this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the uk prime minster borisjohnson heads to belfast to urge the northern ireland assembly to resume power—sharing, as ministers prepare new laws to override parts of the brexit deal. president biden will visit buffalo, new york, where a gunman killed ten people at a supermarket, in what's being investigated as a racially motivated extremist attack. we'll be live in the city. nato says moscow's invasion strategy in the east of ukraine may be stalling as one of the biggest ever nato military exercises in the baltics gets under way later today in estonia. the queen attends the final night of the royal windsor horse show — the first big event to mark the platinum jubilee. and stargazers across the world were treated to a stunning and unusual sight —

a super blood moon. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the prime minister borisjohnson will visit belfast today to urge the main northern ireland parties to resume power—sharing. the largest unionist party, the dup, is currently refusing to take part in the government of northern ireland because of the post—brexit trading arrangements with the eu, known as the northern ireland protocol. the uk government is expected to introduce legislation which would allow ministers to override parts of that protocol. speaking to the belfast telegraph, borisjohnson says that protocol is now out of date and changes are needed. our political correspondent nick eardley reports.

boris johnson will arrive in northern ireland later to find a political system which is stuck. despite elections earlier this month, there's no new government. sinn fein finished top for the first time ever, but the democratic unionist party — the second largest at stormont — won't agree to power—sharing until the brexit deal is changed. they're worried about checks on goods travelling from great britain to northern ireland. even though many parties accept these arrangements, if unionist politicians don't, power—sharing can't get back up and running. borisjohnson signed the brexit deal, but he now agrees that changes are needed and is calling for the european union to negotiate tweaks. ahead of his visit today, boris johnson writes in the belfast telegraph. back in london, ministers have been drawing up legislation

which would allow them to override parts of the brexit deal. it's set to be confirmed tomorrow, but will have to pass through parliament, meaning it could be months before the government has the power to act without agreement from europe. but the move would be controversial. some fear it could spark a trade war at a time when many businesses and households can least afford one. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. our chief political correspondent, adam fleming, gave us an update on the uk government's position on the protocol. so this is a slightly confusing thing. you've got to take what the government says publicly and then you've got to take what is briefed to newspapers, in particular, by sources in the government. if you look at the stuff in the newspapers over the last couple of weeks, it sounded very gung ho, lots of stuff about ripping up the protocol, lots of stuff by publishing legislation that will disapply the protocol but if you listen to what ministers and the prime minister said

publicly, they been much more conciliatory towards the eu and focusing on the fact they want to have a negotiated settlement with the eu, so i think it reflects two things — first of all, maybe a different emphasis between different government ministries, some people a bit tougher than others, and also, the second thing it represents is just the government's negotiating strategy which is to talk to the eu and hope that they can be a negotiated outcome with tweaks to the protocol, but also in their back pocket, have a plan to act if that can't be achieved. i think that's why, if you read some things, it sounds very gung ho, and others sound much more friendly towards the eu in other things. it's not like it wasn't recognised as a tricky issue in the run—up to the signing of the brexit agreement and obviously you covered every single aspect of that going up to it. so, with that in mind, what possible way is there through this that wasn't thought about at the time? the first thing to say is the first

challenge the prime minister has got in northern ireland today is helping the dup, the democratic unionist party, climb down from their very extreme position they had on the protocol during the election campaign for the stormont assembly. they campaigned for the protocol to be abolished altogether. no one in the uk or eu is giving that as an option. so for the dup to be able to re—enter power—sharing and for the assembly to get up and running and the executive to get up and running, the dup will have to climb down from that. i think that's what borisjohnson�*s main task will be today, and also i think about talking about legislation to override the protocol is part of that effort. now, in terms of what was foreseen originally, yes, it's interesting watching the uk government's evolution here. remember, the northern ireland protocol was sold as a permanent solution that solved lots of the problems and gave stability to northern ireland and now the government has shifted into a position where they say it's causing lots of problems, and it's not working.

the rationale that the prime minister gives for that is that the world has changed, in that we had a pandemic and we are now facing a cost of living crisis. that's the argument he makes in his opinion piece for the belfast telegraph today, but i think a lot of people say hang on, the problems, as you see it, in the protocol, were inherent from the beginning, and i do have to say i remember towards the end of the brexit negotiations, when the government was celebrating that they had squared the circle and done this deal with brussels that involved the protocol, it was so much better than theresa may's deal, i got the impression, talking to senior people in the british government, they never intended to apply it in full and actually what we've seen play out over the last year or two kind of maybe confirms that suspicion. let's have a quick look at what the northern ireland protocol actually is. when we left the eu, it was agreed that goods arriving in northern ireland from the rest of the uk would be monitored to make sure they met eu standards.

that's because northern ireland shares a land border with eu member, the republic of ireland, and an open border is seen as an essential part of the peace process. i'm joined byjournalist and political commentator amanda ferguson. welcome. thank you forjoining us. is this intractable? do you see a way through?— is this intractable? do you see a way through? is this intractable? do you see a wa throu~h? ~ , ., way through? well, when it comes to northern ireland, _ way through? well, when it comes to northern ireland, all— way through? well, when it comes to northern ireland, all roads _ way through? well, when it comes to northern ireland, all roads tend - way through? well, when it comes to northern ireland, all roads tend to i northern ireland, all roads tend to lead to the negotiating table so something will have to be done. it's very clear from the prime something will have to be done. it's very clearfrom the prime ministers comments to date in the belfast telegraph that the protocol isn't going to be scrapped but fixed. the statement that he has made seems to indicate there is something for everyone in his comments, but also something that's going to annoy each party, so i don't envy his task today getting round the table and speaking to the individual parties. my speaking to the individual parties. my understanding is he will start with sinn fein because it's the largest party and then the dup. the dup really is the main focus because

it's currently the block on restoring power in northern ireland. and the dup campaigned in the recent elections to stormont on a platform of saying the protocol must be scrapped. how much room for manoeuvre is there in the dup osition? ~ , ., , ., ., position? well the dup has had a series of tests _ position? well the dup has had a series of tests which _ position? well the dup has had a series of tests which indicated . position? well the dup has had a series of tests which indicated it | series of tests which indicated it wouldn't come back to the executive until a protocol issues were resolved, but i think everyone knows that this issue around northern ireland has been there since the very start, warnings where there before the referendum even took place because northern ireland is part of the uk but does how do unique position in the uk in being on a separate island and having the invisible land border with the rest of ireland and all the history which comes with it. there was always going to be unique arrangements put in place but i'm not sure we don't get a breakthrough today. there seems to be some neutral language between the irish and british

government around a landing spot or a landing ground or a landing zone where a deal could be reached, but the eu has made clear breach of international law would be something that can't be ignored so by the prime minister is indicating he wants to fix the protocol, he's also got in his back pocket that legislation could be introduced unilaterally which would spark a reaction from europe and also from the parties within northern ireland, who indicate northern ireland didn't vote for brexit but respected it was a uk wide vote and they will be unhappy as what they see as a mitigation against the worst impacts of brexit is being used again and i imagine the business community will have something to say about the ongoing instability as well. presumably nothing can be said that hasn't been said and poured over before in terms of a solution to this issue?— before in terms of a solution to this issue? . , ., ., this issue? certainly the idea that noods that this issue? certainly the idea that goods that are — this issue? certainly the idea that goods that are moving _ this issue? certainly the idea that goods that are moving from - this issue? certainly the idea that l goods that are moving from britain to northern ireland and staying within northern ireland, there does

seem to be solutions that could be found there but i think that if unilateral action would happen or there was concerns around the jurisdiction of the european court or goods moving onwards into the republic of ireland and what risk they pose in the risk of smuggling, there lots of issues there, but as i said at the start of this, when it comes to northern ireland, and if complicated place in the world, all roads lead back to the negotiating table and you tend to find that the best outcomes for the people of northern ireland are usually whenever the british and irish governments compromise and we know that this protocol is something for the eu commission and the uk government to resolve. it's not going to be something local parties can resolve, but it's certainly having a negative impact on the structures of government in northern ireland and poisoning the public discourse at the moment, because there are huge issues to be dealt with around the const living prices, health service waiting lists, and i'm not sure this much appetite in the public orfrom most

i'm not sure this much appetite in the public or from most of the parties for a long impasse which means the normal function of government doesn't happen. find means the normal function of government doesn't happen. and on the economic— government doesn't happen. and on the economic impact _ government doesn't happen. and on the economic impact of— government doesn't happen. and on the economic impact of northern - the economic impact of northern ireland protocol there has been some research, evidence, indicating that it's not all bad and actually manufacturing in northern ireland have said three quarters of its members are seeing opportunities as a result of northern ireland's facing in two directions position currently. facing in two directions position currentl . , facing in two directions position currentl. , . ., , , currently. yes, certainly there is acknowledgement _ currently. yes, certainly there is acknowledgement across - currently. yes, certainly there is acknowledgement across the - currently. yes, certainly there is - acknowledgement across the political spectrum, regardless of your position on brexit or the protocol, that the protocol does need to be finessed and made more practical, it needs to be made easierfor businesses to use and there is more difficult flow of trade between britain and northern ireland and easierflow britain and northern ireland and easier flow between northern ireland and the republic of ireland but manufacturing ni and a range of other business voices that perhaps don't get the attention they deserve

have said that northern ireland could benefit from having dual market access, their financial opportunities in that, investment opportunities, and i think, because the unionists opposition to the protocol, while it is based around economics, it is also a political argument that they are concerned that the protocol diminishes northern ireland's constitutional integrity, its place in the uk. your viewers should be aware, regardless where trade flows or sausages come into northern ireland, the only way the constitutional position of northern ireland changes is if people vote for it and that's very clear in the good friday agreement that it won't be any other way. there is no secret back door way to do that. ., ~ , ., there is no secret back door way to do that. ., ~' , ., , there is no secret back door way to do that. ., ~ ,, , . ., do that. thank you very much for “oininu do that. thank you very much for joining us. _ do that. thank you very much for joining us, amanda _ do that. thank you very much for joining us, amanda ferguson. i the authorities in the us city where ten people were killed in a mass shooting on saturday have said that the teenager charged with the attack deliberately sought out a location with a high black population. the shooting, which is being investigated as an act of racially motivated violent extremism,

happened at a grocery store in buffalo, in new york state. 18—year—old payton grendon was arrested in the aftermath. our correspondent will grant has more. once again, one man's deep—seated racism and easy access to semi—automatic weapons have combined to deadly effect in america. 18—year—old payton gendron drove for miles to reach this supermarket in a predominantly black neighbourhood of buffalo. heavily armed and dressed in tactical gear, he livestreamed his entire horrific attack. the killing spree began in the car park, where four people were killed, before he entered the building and continued his rampage. a security guard, a retired buffalo policeman, tried to stop him but was among those killed. most of the victims were black. before the attack, the gunman posted a kind of manifesto online — a hate—filled screed laying

bare his extremist views. outside the supermarket, gendron was disarmed, taken into custody and charged with first—degree murder. in court, his lawyer entered a not—guilty plea. now, new and difficult questions have emerged. after threatening such violence last year, the gunman was held by the authorities for a mental health evaluation, then released. a further blow to this tight—knit community torn apart by a teenager with a gun. will grant, bbc news. we can speak now to cbs correspondent bradley blackburn, who is in buffalo. what is the latest from there, bradley? what is the latest from there, bradle ? ., . ., , what is the latest from there, bradle? ., , ,, bradley? police are still processing this arkin: bradley? police are still processing this parking lot _ bradley? police are still processing this parking lot behind _ bradley? police are still processing this parking lot behind me - bradley? police are still processing this parking lot behind me as - bradley? police are still processing this parking lot behind me as a - this parking lot behind me as a crime scene. the investigation is continuing. overnight police did release the names of all ten of those victims we know they ranged in age from 32 all the way to 86.

people who are just going about their lives on saturday, picking up a birthday cake ingredients for dinner that night, when they came face—to—face with hate. police do believe the shooter targeted these victims specifically because of their race. they think he was meticulous about this. choosing this grocery store because it's in a predominantly african—american neighbourhood, driving more than 200 miles to get here and carry out this attack with a very clear intent in mind. ~ ., attack with a very clear intent in mind. ~ . w ., attack with a very clear intent in mind. ~ . ., , ., ., mind. what reaction is there now a net community? — mind. what reaction is there now a net community? there _ mind. what reaction is there now a net community? there is _ mind. what reaction is there now a net community? there is so - mind. what reaction is there now a net community? there is so much | net community? there is so much sadness here. _ net community? there is so much sadness here, joanne. _ net community? there is so much sadness here, joanne. incredible | sadness here, joanne. incredible loss. you get a sense of art on social media when you see the families of these victims, the number of families have lost loved ones, of churches here, parents, and so one way that this community is responding is by donating food to this neighbourhood, because this grocery store was one of the only

options in this area for fresh produce, fresh vegetables, fresh and airy and fresh meat, and now it's closed, there are few options for people who don't have cars and in fact, the owners of this grocery store are now offering free shuttle buses to another location determined this shooter doesn't take anything else away from this neighbourhood. president biden has obviously been speaking in solidarity with the victims and their loved ones in this situation. he victims and their loved ones in this situation. ., , , victims and their loved ones in this situation. . , , ., situation. he has been and the resident situation. he has been and the president plans _ situation. he has been and the president plans to _ situation. he has been and the president plans to come - situation. he has been and the president plans to come here i situation. he has been and the l president plans to come here to buffalo tomorrow along with a first lady to join these families in mourning. the president will be here. one big question that many people have is about the issue of gun control. the president has not said anything yet at this point about gun control. other lawmakers are speaking out about this issue, renewing calls for more intense gun control, but the reality is that after mass shootings in the past,

it's done very little to change the gridlock in washington on this issue and perhaps that's one reason why the president hasn't brought it up yet. the president hasn't brought it up et. ., ~' , ., , the president hasn't brought it up et. . ~ , ., , . the president hasn't brought it up et. .,�* , . , one person's been killed in another fatal mass shooting — this time in california. four other people were critically wonded in the attack at a church near los angeles. the gunman was tackled by members of the congregation and detained outside the presbyterian church in laguna woods, orange county. police said an asian man in his sixties opened fire on the congregation of about 30 to a0 mostly taiwanese people. we believe a group of churchgoers detained him and hogtied his legs with an extension cord and confiscated at least two weapons from him. he was detained when the deputies arrived. that group of churchgoers displayed what we believe is exceptional heroism and bravery in intervening to stop the suspect. they undoubtedly prevented additional injuries and fatalities.

nato officials say moscow's invasion strategy in the east of ukraine may be stalling. it's thought russia may have lost a third of its ground combat troops and is failing to make progress in the donbas region. meanwhile, one of the biggest ever nato military exercises in the baltics gets under way in estonia today. code—named "hedgehog", the manoeuvres will involve ten countries, including the uk, us, finland and sweden. our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse told me whether there's a feeling in ukraine that they have the upper hand. i wouldn't go as far to say upper hand, joanna, but i think certainly from president zelensky�*s perspective, he is seeing russia as running into a dead—end, although he would like to think that. we are seeing russia's goals continue to shrink and move. the 24th february, he wanted to take all of this country, he wanted to topple president zelensky and his government. in the 82 days since this war

has shifted eastwards, we are seeing videos this morning, seemingly posted by ukrainian forces on the russian border in the north—eastern kharkiv region, they shout, "here we are, mr president," which suggests russians there have been forced out of artillery range from ukraine's second largest city kharkiv, which has come so much under attack during this invasion. the russians have moved south to the donbas region, which vladimir putin is now said is now his priority, military experts have even abandoned their goal of trying to encircle defending ukrainian troops in the area as well. so the russians have shrunk and their ambitions, but are still mounting a number of assaults all the way along the front line in this sizable land, nor that they now occupy and then you have to look on the ukrainian side. nato is saying ukraine could get in a position to win this war but by president zelensky�*s

own admission, he does not have the military capability as things stand to break the deadlock in mariupol in the south—east, the besieged city where ukrainian fighters remain trapped. the west is continuing its support, it's making longer term commitments in terms of weaponry and equipment, but, as things stand, i think it is continuing to feed into the fact that this war is continuing to get bogged down. so on that point about military capability, it's an extraordinary statistic to hear that russia has lost apparently about a third of its combat forces on the ground. how do the different militaries stack up now against each other? it is, as ever, difficult to get an accurate read. i mean, western assessments are around a 15,000 figure for russian troops to have lost their lives.

in terms of the uk ministry of defence assessment, that russia has lost a third of its invasion force, that includes injured, killed soldiers, as well as damaged or captured equipment. the pentagon and the us made a similar conclusion at the start of this month, so that suggests that's been the case for a while. ukraine too has suffered losses. but these are the very reasons that ambitions have been shrunk and that russia has had to make its way eastwards. crucially, russia is closer to its border. it's looking to replenish. there are reports they are mobilising men and women in occupied territories of ukraine to replace the fallen soldiers and then, we have to keep an eye on what's happening to the north in belarus, where they are thought to be moving troops towards its 700—mile long border with ukraine, which is therefore drawing ukrainian forces back to the north of the country, so that effects ukraine but also

is belarus's way of responding to the sizeable nato exercises happening in belarus and latvia. this is a country which is russia's ally and allow russia to fire rockets into ukraine and move troops from belarus into ukraine itself. so once again, there are now forces surrounding ukraine. the war are still very much inside the country, but we are, once again, almost back to the times ofjanuary this year, seeing much larger scale movement of forces adding to the overall tension of the situation. the bbc has learnt that more than half of those killed in the bucha region of ukraine under russian occupation were shot, in what a senior police officer has described as executions. the bodies of more than a thousand civilians have been discovered. moscow has denied accusations of war crimes. our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, has been investigating one case in particular. and a warning — her report contains

some distressing details. this is a place where dark acts were committed. civilians tortured and killed by russian soldiers fighting a war in which they break all the rules, like they do not know them or even care. we were shown underground to where five men were held captive, then shot in the head. in the gloom, we saw the chilling evidence. the men's bodies were found kneeling here, beaten, their hands tied behind their backs. it is cold, it's damp and it is dark down here, where the five men must�*ve spent the most terrifying moments of their lives. and we still don't have a full picture of exactly what happened, but, from the evidence that we found underground here, it is clear

that they were executed. we counted more than a dozen bullet holes. translation: the soldiers were based upstairs. - the headquarters were in a medical centre. here was a torture room. they were torturing and killing civilians. it was all happening at a children's camp. its name means �*radiant�*, �*a place of sunshine'. but when the town of bucha was occupied, russian troops set up base here. aliona showed me pictures of her brother in happy times. but vlodymyr was one of the men found in that basement. his death has shattered her. when they last spoke, he told her that he loved her. but she heard a voice full of fear. weeping translation: it's so hard.

i hate them with every cell of my body. i know that it's wrong to say about people, but they are not human. how could they torture those men? there wasn't a patch on their bodies that was not beaten. when russian troops retreated from bucha, they left streets filled with death. moscow claims all of this was staged. and yet, weeks on, the hard evidence is piled up here. the cars of civilians covered in bullet holes. investigating it all is overwhelming and shocking, even for the police officer in charge. translation: more than half of the people killed _ in the bucha region were shot — not killed by mines or shrapnel orfound under the ruins — but shot with guns, more than 650.

that shows the russians' cruelty, their crimes against humanity. it feels like every house, every yard in bucha was witness to that cruelty. just opposite of the children's camp, we heard of another man who was held prisoner there. air siren wails viktor is in western ukraine now, but he told me he'd been thrown in a cellar at the camp, his legs soaked in water so he'd freeze, and a gun held to his head. translation: they kept saying, "where is the fascists? _ "where is the nazis? "where is zelensky?" they said, "you have until the morning to remember what you've seen, and if not, you'll be shot." viktor escaped because there was shelling and his captors scattered. but vlodymyr is now buried

in the grave with no date for his death. his family don't know when he was shot, but this town does know that civilians are not only caught up in this war, they're being targeted. sarah rainsford, bbc news, bucha. a three—year—old boy has died in a suspected dog attack in greater manchester. it happened at a house in the town of milnrow, near rochdale, yesterday afternoon. greater manchester police says it's investigating previous incidents involving dogs at the home. no arrests have been made. today is the first day of the big plastic count — the uk's biggest ever investigation into how much household plastic waste we throw away. here's our climate and environment correspondentjonah fisher. every year, each of us, on average, produces about 400 kilos of household waste. 44% of it is then recycled.

this is one of the biggest recycling plants in britain — in southwark, in south london. this facility deals with the recycling for about two million people every year. that's 150,000 tonnes. the number—one rule is if you're not sure, don't put it in your recyclable bin. with the ball, that baseball ball, that needs to be removed. when we collect the waste in the streets, we ask the general public to put plastics, glass, metals and paper in the same bin. so the role of this facility is to separate this material. the top few things that we are seeing coming to our facilities and which should not would be the things like textiles — clothes. we see shoes, jumpers, etc. it can be recycled, but not on the kerb—side collection. it needs to be at a household waste recycling centre. we see a lot of, like, coffee cups. it can be recycled —

again, if it's brought back to the the shop or the store where you bought your coffee. check on your local council's website where all the guidance are provided and usually you get the contact details if you're unsure. so this feels like the end of the process here in this plant. absolutely. so at the very end. so you can see the different fractions. we've got all the plastics together — it will go to another plant to be sorted and recycled. we've got the cardboard and the paper, which will go directly to a paper mill to be recycled into new piece of cardboard and paper. and, finally, we've got the metals. of those, plastic is the hardest to recycle. but there are some success stories. each different type of plastic needs a different processing plant. this one in east london, it processes milk bottles. you can see all these bales here. these are all milk bottles that we use at home and have been

sorted and brought here. now, this plant is a big one. it processes about 400 million milk bottles every year. it works 2a hours a day, round the clock. that's about 10% of the milk bottles that we use in the uk. the bottles are chopped up with their tops on and then a machine sorts the plastic by colour. so this is the end product. these are white plastic pellets — very much like lentils, in fact. now, tim, this is what's come out at the end here. what happens to these now? so what we're going to do with this is make new milk bottles. and these milk bottles can come back here and create a circular loop to recycle them again and again. just over half our recycling is processed here. the rest is sent abroad.

joining me now is inger andersen, who is executive director of the united nations environment programme. welcome, programme. thank you forjoining us. the welcome, thank you forjoining us. the big plastic account is obviously a way of people seeing close—up how much plastic they are using. in global terms, what is the picture? how much is plastic use reducing, growing, give us the latest snapshot. growing, give us the latest snapshot-— growing, give us the latest snashot. , ., ., ., snapshot. growing and growing exponentially. _ snapshot. growing and growing exponentially. we _ snapshot. growing and growing exponentially. we use, - snapshot. growing and growing. exponentially. we use, welcome snapshot. growing and growing - exponentially. we use, welcome in 2017 we used about 400 million tonnes of plastic every year. 300 million tonnes of that state into landfill, straight into garbage. globally speaking. we produce about 1 billion plastic bottles. 1 million bottles are purchased every minute, 5 trillion plastic bags every year.

it is simply not sustainable. i salute the uk for doing the plastic count. we cannot, as a global community, recycle our way out of this mess. we need to reduce, and we need to find alternatives, and we need to find alternatives, and we need to find alternatives, and we need to refuse. not all these plastic that we are using is necessary. we are not anti—plastic, but we need to have plastic, once we take it out of the environment, put it into the economy, it stays in the economy for ever. and that's what we now need to head on towards. 76% of all our plastic ends up in landfill and dumps, goes into our waterways come into our oceans and that is not the future that we can have. find come into our oceans and that is not the future that we can have. and so, when i the future that we can have. and so, when i asked — the future that we can have. and so, when i asked you, _ the future that we can have. and so, when i asked you, is _ the future that we can have. and so, when i asked you, is plastic- when i asked you, is plastic production and use reducing or growing, i honestly knew the answer is growing, and as you say, exponentially. the reason that you

might think it would be reducing is there has been so much focus on it will stop why is the picture going in one direction and at such scale? well, because we trade a lot and, i suppose, the focus in the uk is what is happening in the uk, but we are a global community, and we are interdependent. we have two trade. a small island state will import a lot of its foodstuffs from other places and will be contained in plastic, and will be contained in plastic, and we over package stuff a lot. anti—theft, what have you. bag within another bag, within a blister bag, within something else. completely wasteful. yes, whilst household in many wealthier countries are now recycling, we also heard from the piece just before they are not recycling correctly, so it is not necessarily always useful for the recycling plant. and so, our

consumer habits are those that are simply increasing our plastic footprints, not reducing it. so we need to be much more conscientious around this on a world scale, which is why we obviously need to find an agreement on global plastic, and thatis agreement on global plastic, and that is what we at united nations environment programme are driving tours. but environment programme are driving tours. �* ., ., ., ., tours. but how do we do that when the world is — tours. but how do we do that when the world is very _ tours. but how do we do that when the world is very different - tours. but how do we do that when the world is very different from - tours. but how do we do that when the world is very different from the 19705, the world is very different from the 1970s, when, you know, produce came locally in things that could easily be reused. the over packaging now is largely there because of how far products are travelling, and that is the way our world is now.- products are travelling, and that is the way our world is now. well, yes and no. the way our world is now. well, yes and no- over _ the way our world is now. well, yes and no. over packaging _ the way our world is now. well, yes and no. over packaging is _ the way our world is now. well, yes and no. over packaging is there - the way our world is now. well, yes | and no. over packaging is there even in domestic settings. maybe anti—theft or just to in domestic settings. maybe anti—theft orjust to make it look prettier, so we need to deal with that. that is an easy one. we need to deal with these single—use

plastic bags, which are just completely wasteful, and we need to use and generally think about plastic alternatives. and then we also need to think about extended responsibility for some plastics, and notjust let that become the burden on the public purse. we need to think about how we integrate that and put a value on the plastic after use. if there is a value on that plastic, it will be collected. if there is a value on that plastic, consumers will bring it back. and thatis consumers will bring it back. and that is something that some countries have done, like return schemes and deposit schemes. we can do much, much more about that. and, of course, make sure that where it is unnecessary, we don't use it. we need to have it as part of our trade negotiations, as part of our trade agreements, and that is where i'm very glad that this is a conversation within the wto. and of course, as we embark on plastic negotiations for the new plastic

treaty, we need to have all 193 member states on board, as well as the commodities sector. because look, you have some commodity suppliers already who are leaning in, and who set for themselves some benchmarks about how they wish to reduce, and that is a very good thing. so companies need to be seen as part of their brand that they are going 100% recycling, and then consumers can make informed choices about what they purchase. goad consumers can make informed choices about what they purchase.— about what they purchase. good to talk to you. _ about what they purchase. good to talk to you, thank _ about what they purchase. good to talk to you, thank you _ about what they purchase. good to talk to you, thank you for - about what they purchase. good to talk to you, thank you forjoining i talk to you, thank you forjoining us. lebanese officials say voter turnout was just 41% in the country's parliamentary election. it's the first election since an economic collapse that many voters blame on the ruling political elite, and has made day to day life difficult for the majority of lebanon's people. our correspondent anna foster is in beirut.

such a low turnout, 41%. tell us more about the issues. it such a low turnout, 41%. tell us more about the issues.- such a low turnout, 41%. tell us more about the issues. it is. the issues are _ more about the issues. it is. the issues are many _ more about the issues. it is. the issues are many and _ more about the issues. it is. the issues are many and varied, - more about the issues. it is. the issues are many and varied, and| issues are many and varied, and really serious as well, as you said, they affect everyday life for millions of lebanese people. the country is in the grip of a devastating economic crisis. 80% of people here live in poverty, they can't afford to feed their families in many cases. you had the devastating beirut port explosion, for which nobody has yet been held accountable, and you had the uprising on the streets in 2019, the revolution, where people really wanted change. they wanted to show the establishment parties how they felt about life here. and this, as you rightly say, is the first opportunity to do that through the ballot box. what we're doing now is looking at a preliminary result. the lebanese political system was designed after the civil war and is designed after the civil war and is designed to give senior positions to

different sect. it is very much slicing up the cake so everyone gets a say. but the problem is, that means there is very little opportunity for change. it means that they share responsibly for the problems here, and it means that very often it makes it harder to get the country out of them. so what we have seen so far, and as i say, these are preliminary results, the counting is going on, the crucial x patriot vote still needs to be counted and included. many people have left the country already because of the living conditions here. but we see gains notjust for some independent candidates, but also for parties that are anti—hezbollah. if you look at the christian parties here, it looks like there will be a big shift in those parties as opposed to the president's free patriotic movement. that looks like a move away from his brother. the majority was a his brother. the majority was a his brother — shia majority last time

and that's what people will be looking out to see if there is any change. looking out to see if there is any chance. ., , ., ., , looking out to see if there is any chance. ., , . ., , , change. you see that many people have left the _ change. you see that many people have left the country _ change. you see that many people have left the country because - change. you see that many people have left the country because of i have left the country because of living conditions. what is life like they're on a daily basis? life living conditions. what is life like they're on a daily basis?- they're on a daily basis? life is extraordinarily _ they're on a daily basis? life is extraordinarily difficult. - they're on a daily basis? life is extraordinarily difficult. in - they're on a daily basis? life is i extraordinarily difficult. in terms of food, the price of arabic bread is marked by law, you can't charge more than a certain amount because it is the only thing that some families can afford to eat. in some cases, they can't afford it at all. we have had various crises. this country only gets maybe one, two, or three hours of state electricity a day, so many people live without power. we have had various fuel crises over the last year or so, where petrol becomes incredibly difficult to get hold of, you get huge queues at stations. the people it is exhausting, and humiliating as well. this used to be a proud country, a country that did well, and everyday life is a real grind

for so many people. going back to what you said at the start, the low turnout might feel like a surprise, that this is the opportunity to tell politicians what you think about your day—to—day life. it is not really apathy, it is people rejecting the system. they know that the system as it is does not welcome change, and as we were saying, many people have left. the expat vote is triple what it was back in 2018, and that's because the lebanese diaspora is so much bigger. of course, to leave you need money. you need money and you need a passport, and that is why you have so many people who remain trapped in this country. we had the terrible sinking of the migrant boat of the northern town of tripoli a few weeks ago, where at least six people died. but there were 70 or 80 people on that boat, who did not have the money all the papers they needed to leave. and this will continue. even after these elections, the financial problems and the real desperation of the lebanese i don't think we'll be in

any way quelled by what we see at the ballot box.— the ballot box. thank you, and a full staff. the ballot box. thank you, and a full staff- -- _ the ballot box. thank you, and a full staff. -- anna _ the ballot box. thank you, and a full staff. -- anna foster. - north korea's leader kimjong un has mobilised the military to help stabilise the supply of medicines as the country battles a wave of coronavirus that's infected over a million people in a matter of days. let's talk to the bbc�*s seoul correspondent, jean mackenzie. soa so a million in a matter of days, this picture is changing rapidly, isn't it? �* , , ., this picture is changing rapidly, isn't it? , , ., ., , isn't it? bring us up to date. yes, this was a — isn't it? bring us up to date. yes, this was a country _ isn't it? bring us up to date. yes, this was a country last _ isn't it? bring us up to date. yes, this was a country last week - isn't it? bring us up to date. yes, this was a country last week that l this was a country last week that still claimed it had not had a single case of coronavirus, and now it is reporting new daily infections of hundreds of thousands, and more than a million have been affected so far. these are not confirmed covid infections. they are what north korea is calling people presenting with a fever, but presumably because of the country does not have capacity to test people that's why

they are not confirmed covid cases, but we can safely call them suspected covid cases. experts dispute whether north korea has had covid for longer than it has let on. the idea that it has not had a single case is hard to believe, but certainly in the last week, the pandemic has got to a scale of which they feel that they can no longer hide, that they need some sort of help and they need to let the world know. it does seem to be spreading incredibly quickly now throughout the whole country. remember, this is a country where nobody is vaccinated, where if this is the first outbreak, nobody has built up any invalid heed to this and it is a country with a poor health care system. it is a troubling situation. so if this is effectively now an appeal for support, so if this is effectively now an appealfor support, for so if this is effectively now an appeal for support, for medicines and for vaccines, is any of that forthcoming? 50 and for vaccines, is any of that forthcoming?— and for vaccines, is any of that forthcoming? and for vaccines, is any of that forthcomin: ? . , , ., forthcoming? so there are plenty of offers to help _ forthcoming? so there are plenty of offers to help north _ forthcoming? so there are plenty of offers to help north korea, - forthcoming? so there are plenty of offers to help north korea, but - offers to help north korea, but north korea so far has not been receptive to any of those offers.

south korea over the last few days has offered to send vaccines. it has a huge number of vaccines spare. most of its population have been double or triple vaccinated. it has also offered to send doctors and medical aid, also offered to send doctors and medicalaid, but also offered to send doctors and medical aid, but so far the north has not responded. also, the north has not responded. also, the north has actually turned down offers of vaccines in the past, both from the chinese and from the un sponsored system. they said it did not need vaccines. we have got a strange situation here really, where the north is still so far refusing help, or not asking for any help explicitly, and yet they are broadcasting to the world now that, you know, they are struggling with this pandemic. the suggestion is that they are getting ready to ask for help, but when that request will come, we don't know. who they will accept it from, we don't know. north korea does not like to accept help because if it were to accept vaccines and aid, it has to let people into the country. to let people into the country. to let people into the country, means they can observe what is happening, and

this is a very closed society. a very secretive state. it this is a very closed society. a very secretive state.— this is a very closed society. a very secretive state. it does not want to let _ very secretive state. it does not want to let people _ very secretive state. it does not want to let people in. _ very secretive state. it does not want to let people in. thank - very secretive state. it does not. want to let people in. thank you. jean mackenziejoin us want to let people in. thank you. jean mackenzie join us live. easyjet is to offer new and existing cabin crew a £1,000 bonus at the end of the summer holiday season, as airlines battle to retain and recruit staff. the airline said the payments would acknowledge crews' contributions to what it expects to be a busy summer, with travel at near pre—covid levels. let's speak to our transport correspondent, katy austin. so, tell us more then about the measures for easyjet and others to try to accommodate demand. this measures for easyjet and others to try to accommodate demand. as you said, try to accommodate demand. as you said. easyjet — try to accommodate demand. as you said. easyjet says — try to accommodate demand. as you said, easyjet says this _ try to accommodate demand. as you said, easyjet says this £1000 - try to accommodate demand. as you said, easyjet says this £1000 bonus| said, easyjet says this £1000 bonus to both new and existing cabin crew is to recognise their efforts over this summer, saying that it does expect it to be back towards pre—covid levels for the first time since the pandemic started. they are not the only airline to have done

something like this. british airways has already said that it is offering new crew a £1000 bonus if they start before july. the new crew a £1000 bonus if they start beforejuly. the contents of this is that airlines and airports are racing to get enough staff onto their books so that they can operate their books so that they can operate the busy summer programmes that they want them to. we know that already there have been some problems and struggles. easyjet and british airways have had to make cancellations, hundreds of cancellations, hundreds of cancellations over the past couple of months, with covid sickness making the problem worse. this does reflect an industry problem, that lots ofjobs reflect an industry problem, that lots of jobs were reflect an industry problem, that lots ofjobs were lost and, as i say, these businesses have now been trying to recruit quickly to try to get enough staff back to cope with the resurgence of demand. some other measures that we have seen include easyjet same day that you are going to remove some seats in some planes so that they can operate those planes with fewer cabin crew. you

mention obviously that it has been a very difficult time for the aviation industry. ryanair has reported losses. , ., ., losses. tell us about that. it has. those losses _ losses. tell us about that. it has. those losses were _ losses. tell us about that. it has. those losses were narrower - losses. tell us about that. it has. those losses were narrower than | losses. tell us about that. it has. . those losses were narrower than the previous year, but the airline says it hopes to return to some sort of profitability next year. but it says that at the moment, ryanair is seeing strong bookings, more passengers basically. that is being driven by lower fares. passengers basically. that is being driven by lowerfares. it is passengers basically. that is being driven by lower fares. it is a passengers basically. that is being driven by lowerfares. it is a lower cost airline, of course. those lower fares are encouraging people to book, meaning that demand doesn't translate to people travelling. but there are some headwinds, some uncertainties. we know that the price ofjet fuel has been very high. ryanairsays price ofjet fuel has been very high. ryanair says the ukraine conflict has had some impact, and that any future issue with covid could hit the recovery as well. it does say that over the summer it expects fares to be a bit higher again, so not quite 10%, but

something below that. it says fares will rise because we are getting this high demand but were still less capacity overall than there was before covid.— capacity overall than there was before covid. the libel court battle between footballers' wives coleen rooney and rebekah vardy resumes in the high court in london this morning. mrs rooney is being sued for libel by mrs vardy after she alleged that the wife of leicester city player jamie vardy was leaking stories from her instagram account to the british newspaper, the sun. rebekah vardy has denied the claims. our correspondent colin paterson is outside the high court. coleen rooney will be continuing to be cross—examined this morning. on friday she was in the witness box. we heard her describe that post where she accused rebekah vardy of being the leak of her private information to the sun as her last resort. we learned from her witness statement that three times she had tried to settle this out of court. we also heard rebekah vardy�*s

barrister say to coleen rooney, "just because you believe something, that does not make it true." he gave the example of, if you believe derby county are going to win the premiership in two year's time, that does not mean it is going to happen. the derby county manager, wayne rooney, her husband, was sitting in the front row and managed to stay completely blank in the face while that exchange was going on. what is going to be happening this afternoon, once coleen rooney has finished giving her evidence, her legal team will be calling witnesses, including joe mclaughlin, who is coleen rooney's brother, and who runs her social media accounts. we will hear from the likes of mark whittle, a former media manager of the fa. we expect this to lead to questions about the famous incident in 2016, the england—wales game in the euros, when rebekah vardy moved seats to be behind coleen rooney. what coleen rooney's legal team have been arguing is that this proves that rebekah vardy is someone who is fame—hungry and wanted to be in the papers.

the end of coleen rooney, and then we will get these extra witnesses being called. the eurovision song contest was memorable for many reasons — including the rare feat of a uk entry making the top half of the leaderboard. 183 points! however, the night and the victory belonged to ukraine and kalush orchestra, thanks to a massive outpouring of popular support throughout europe. the group had been predicted to take the title as support rose following russia's invasion. the man going wild in this clip is ukrainian eurovision commentator timur miroshnychenko, who had to cover the contest from a bunker in kyiv. speaking earlier to the bbc, he said he hopes the country will be able to host the competition next year. i was the host in 2017, and of course it is my dream now

to host this wonderful event next year somewhere in ukraine. somewhere. you know, i havejust chatted with the minister of culture of ukraine an hour before, and he said that we will do our best to welcome all the guests next year into a peaceful country. we still have some time before the final decision where to host eurovision next year, may be till the end of summer or early september, and of course we believe that our armed forces will defend all our country and all our territories and we will have the chance to say that we guarantee that here you will be safe. if you were watching the sky overnight, there's a chance you may have an unusual phenomenon — a super blood moon. what's that? well, a blood moon is the result of a total lunar eclipse, when the earth comes

between the moon and the sun. the sunlight that reaches the moon passes through the earth's atmosphere, that bends the light and makes the moon's surface appear red. a super blood moon is what you get when it happens while the moon is in its closest orbit to earth, making it appear larger than normal. it's the first super blood moon to appear for two years. joining me now to explain at little more about this is dr robert massey who's deputy executive director of the royal astronomical society. welcome, thank you forjoining us. i probably gave the most basic description there of what it is. does that just about cover description there of what it is. does thatjust about cover it? tell us a bit more from your much more informed perspective.— informed perspective. sure, it is not thorough- — informed perspective. sure, it is not thorough. it _ informed perspective. sure, it is not thorough. it is _ informed perspective. sure, it is not thorough. it is a _ informed perspective. sure, it is not thorough. it is a great - informed perspective. sure, it is. not thorough. it is a great events, a lunar eclipse. they are moderately rare, happening somewhere in the world a couple of times a year. from any given location you sometimes have to wait a few years between seeing them. but you are right in the sense that this is an eclipse,

and by definition it means something blocking something, something moving into a shadow. during a lunar eclipse, the moon moves into the shadow of the earth. it only happens at full moon, and honestly we get a full moon once a month, so you might reasonably say why doesn't it happen every month? the orbit of the moon around the earth is tilted, compared with the orbit of the earth around the sun, so most of the time the moon goes a little bit above or a little bit below the shadow. but if things line up more or less precisely, then you get an eclipse. you get the beautiful red colour because, if you imagine looking at the sunset, the son takes a deep red colour because the blue light of the sun is carted away and the red light makes it more directly through. it goes through the atmosphere, it is spent by the atmosphere onto the lunar surface. spent by the atmosphere onto the lunarsurface. if spent by the atmosphere onto the lunar surface. if you were standing on the moon you would have a fantastic view of the earth in silhouette with a red around it. filth. silhouette with a red around it. oh, wow. silhouette with a red around it. oh, wow- we're — silhouette with a red around it. oh, wow- we're just _ silhouette with a red around it. oh, wow. we're just looking at an amazing picture of the super moon

behind the acropolis, and it looks absolutely enormous. much closer is it to us when we see the moon looking so giant? i think it is perspective, too, in that photo. it does look huge, absolutely. you can say the camera never lies, but it can do in this sense. i mean, the moon when it is closest to the earth appears about 15% bigger than when it is further away. if you are experience and looking at the moon in the night sky, you might notice a difference a bit more, but it is not quite as dramatic. that said, the really stunning thing you get with the moon, but thickly if you are lucky enough to see this, and i don't think many people in the uk did, but you get a special effect called moon illusion. that happens every month, every time the moon is full and low on the horizon. it looks a bit bigger because the eye is confused about how far away it is. so you do get, you know, if you are driving along and you see the moon lie down —— lowdown it looks

huge, but it is an optical illusion. to see that eclipse is a fantastic site, which by the way, i didn't get to see because it was notjust cloudy but it was raining where i was this morning. i cloudy but it was raining where i was this morning.— cloudy but it was raining where i was this morning. i am sorry about that. i was this morning. i am sorry about that- ididn't_ was this morning. i am sorry about that. i didn't see _ was this morning. i am sorry about that. i didn't see it _ was this morning. i am sorry about that. i didn't see it because - was this morning. i am sorry about that. i didn't see it because i - that. i didn't see it because i wasn't aware it was coming. then i wished i had got up and had a good look. we see the moon and the sun every day, unless it is really cloudy, and yet there is something so magical about seeing the sunrise, the sunset, the moon when it does something like this.— something like this. exactly. i think it is— something like this. exactly. i think it is a — something like this. exactly. i think it is a moving _ something like this. exactly. i- think it is a moving phenomenon. there is not massive scientific value in a lunar eclipse, some people do try to do some sorts of experiments, but they are absolutely evocative sides. you know, they are not super rare, but they're not that common either. it is not something that happens every month, or even every year for most of us. so actually, getting to see one is great. it turns out, if you want to see one really well from the uk, a

total lunar clips from start to finish, you have to wait until 2029 now. decemberthe finish, you have to wait until 2029 now. december the 20th around that time. but there are times before then when you can see the beginning or the end of one, or the moon going into part of the shadow, so not too long to wait. and actually, it is a different phenomenon, but there is also a partial eclipse of the sun in october this year, a solar eclipse, which means the uk is reasonably well placed to view that. we which means the uk is reasonably well placed to view that.— well placed to view that. we will look out for _ well placed to view that. we will look out for it, _ well placed to view that. we will look out for it, thank _ well placed to view that. we will look out for it, thank you. - the queen has attended the final night of the royal windsor horse show — the first official event in the celebrations of her platinum jubilee. thank you for your company here on bbc news. you can get in touch with me directly on twitter.

hello. and increasingly humid feel to our weather over the of a breeze coming from the east. further rain at times. for the rest of the uk, the cloud should break up and give more sunshine. between the showers it will feel increasingly warm. you can see here across the south, we will see showers break out quite widely. some of the heaviest will be mid wales and north through the afternoon. your showers in southern counties and more in the mail sunshine. southern counties and more in the mailsunshine. further southern counties and more in the mail sunshine. further north, southern counties and more in the mailsunshine. further north, rain at times in the far north of england, but northern ireland brightens up before the showers get going across scotland. an easterly breeze, lots of low cloud and outbreaks of rain. the sunniest of all throughout will be in shetland. in the easterly breeze with the cloud and rain it will feel cool

across scotland this afternoon. 11-13 across scotland this afternoon. 11—13 for many. with the sun out 18-19 in 11—13 for many. with the sun out 18—19 in northern ireland, and around 24 england and wales. but that does mean with some sunshine, after a recharge from the rain, pollen levels will shoot up again and they will be high across southern counties and into wales in particular. this evening, showers in the northern half of the country. low cloud sit in scotland. the odd isolated shower clipping the south—east later on. most will become dry. mist and fog patches, not quite the temperatures of last night, but still a mild enough start. an increasingly humid day on tuesday. these weather front of the atlantic pushing in and introducing more of a southerly prose aggro flow, bringing humid from france. the sunshine will turn hazy through tuesday and the cloud will be thick enoughin tuesday and the cloud will be thick enough in the west for outbreaks of rain around the irish sea, some of which will become heavy, especially later in the day. in the hazy sunshine, temperatures up to 20

celsius in inverness, and up to 26 to the south—east of london. the warmest day of the year so far. rain through the night across the northern half of the country and into wednesday the weather front to the east of us. not much rain to the night across southern parts, but a slight shift in wind direction so not quite as humid on wednesday and more sunshine. the sunshine starts to give way to cloudy conditions in the south—west and west giving some heavy and thundery showers later. not as humid as on tuesday. pleasantly warm in the sunshine. as it will do in the sunnier moments for the rest of the week. but further showers, some of them thundery, will occur at times.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: borisjohnson heads to belfast to urge the northern ireland assembly to resume power—sharing, as ministers prepare new laws to override parts of the brexit deal. nato says moscow's invasion strategy in the east of ukraine may be stalling — as one of the biggest ever nato military exercises in the baltics gets underway later today in estonia. we'll speak to finland's european minister. a study suggests dementia is the leading cause of death for women since 2011. head teachers warn a shortage of invigilators is causing disruption in schools, as students begin sitting theirfirst summer exams since the pandemic. the queen attends the final night of the royal windsor horse show — the first big event to mark the platinum jubilee.

and stargazers across the world were treated to a stunning and unusual sight — a super blood moon. the prime minister borisjohnson will visit belfast today to urge the main northern ireland parties to resume power—sharing. the largest unionist party, the dup, is currently refusing to take part in the government of northern ireland because of the post—brexit trading arrangements with the eu, known as the northern ireland protocol. the uk government is expected to introduce legislation which would allow ministers to override parts of that protocol. speaking to the belfast telegraph, borisjohnson says that protocol is now out of date

and changes are needed. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. boris johnson will arrive in northern ireland later to find a political system which is stuck. despite elections earlier this month, there's no new government. sinn fein finished top for the first time ever, but the democratic unionist party — the second largest at stormont — won't agree to power—sharing until the brexit deal is changed. they're worried about checks on goods travelling from great britain to northern ireland. even though many parties accept these arrangements, if unionist politicians don't, power—sharing can't get back up and running. borisjohnson signed the brexit deal, but he now agrees that changes are needed and is calling for the european union to negotiate tweaks. ahead of his visit today, boris johnson writes in the belfast telegraph. back in london, ministers have been

drawing up legislation which would allow them to override parts of the brexit deal. it's set to be confirmed tomorrow, but will have to pass through parliament, meaning it could be months before the government has the power to act without agreement from europe. but the move would be controversial. some fear it could spark a trade war at a time when many businesses and households can least afford one. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. i spoke to former northern ireland secretary shaun woodward — he says it's good the prime minister is now engaging in northern ireland, but until now he's been complacent. well, the first problem is the rhetoric is almost now out of control. you have had liz truss making ridiculous statements about tearing up international treaties, you've had the dup now refusing to put forward the speaker so the assembly can't actually be convened in northern ireland, and, as a consequence,

rhetoric which has been very high on a number of sides, is spinning out of control. the second thing which is really important here, joanna, is the conspicuous absence until today of the prime minister. the prime ministers i worked for, tony blair and gordon brown and john major, were very, very active, notjust when crises happened, but actually in the build—up to building agreements, and what has been so noticeable in this is that the prime minister was warned that his attempt to fix brexit with the protocol wouldn't work, he didn't listen. and he didn't focus. so, let's be generous here, it's good that the prime minister is finally rolling up his sleeves and going in today, but he's going to be confronted by a dup that's allowed rhetoric to spin out of control, how he brings them back from refusing to even allow the assembly effectively to meet, is going to be very, very difficult.

how he does that and reconciles that with sinn fein and their position, having become now the largest party in a democratic election which they won fairly and squarely, they absolutely now are the biggest party with most seats in northern ireland and they want the protocol to stay. so the prime minister has got a very tricky hand to play. and again, what i would say is that it doesn't really matter what political party you are in, everybody wants the peace process to endure, nobody wants to see that thrown under the bus, and that's why liz truss really has got to be reined in with her rhetoric in which what effectively she is offering is if we don't get what we want now we will just change what we agreed, we will tear up the treaties, i mean, putting aside what that means about britain's position in the world, upholding the rule of law, just imagine if everybody else with whom we made

trade agreements decided, having made them, you know what, we will change it even though we didn't agree that with the people in britain, it would be a catastrophe for britain's trade globally if liz truss's rhetoric in what she is trying to say with this bill the government may be introducing, actually happened, and that's where rhetoric is out of control and it becomes reckless. so the prime minister fundamentally today, what he's actually got to do is to start rebuilding the trust that's been squandered by crazy rhetoric and an absence on his part of being involved with the european union and michael martin in seeking a solution. if you rebuild trust, then the hope becomes you can persuadejeffrey donaldson, who is a good guy, i've worked with him for many decades, he is a very smart guy, but he's got himself into a very tricky place, not least because the british government have almost encouraged him by not saying no at an earlier stage and you need

the prime minister to say no, and i say that with humility of having been secretary of state. but without a strong prime minister next to you, then you can't be an effective secretary of state, and what i fear is that the current secretary of state has somewhat has his hands tied behind his back because of the absence of the prime minister. former northern ireland secretary shaun woodward. ukrainian forces have been retaking territory in north—eastern areas of the country — as russian forces focus on the donbas region further south. this footage is from the ukrainian military. they say their soldiers are near a russian border in the kharkiv region. it comes as nato chief jens stoltenberg says ukraine could win the war — and that russia's invasion is not going to plan. our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse told me where russia's focus is now. we are seeing russia's goals continue to shrink and move. 24th february, he wanted to take all of this country, he wanted to topple president zelensky

and his government. in the 82 days since this war has shifted eastwards, we are seeing videos this morning, seemingly posted by ukrainian forces on the russian border in the north—eastern kharkiv region, they shout, "here we are, mr president," which suggests russians there have been forced out of artillery range from ukraine's second largest city kharkiv, which has come so much under attack during this invasion. the russians have moved south to the donbas region, which vladimir putin said is now his priority, military experts have even abandoned their goal of trying to encircle defending ukrainian troops in the area as well. so the russians have shrunk their ambitions, but are still mounting a number of assaults all the way along the front line in this

sizable land corridor, that they now occupy and then you have to look on the ukrainian side. nato is saying ukraine could get in a position to win this war but by president zelensky�*s own admission, he does not have the military capability as things stand to break the deadlock in mariupol in the south—east, the besieged city where ukrainian fighters remain trapped. the west is continuing its support, it's making longer term commitments in terms of weaponry and equipment, but, as things stand, i think it is continuing to feed into the fact that this war is continuing to get bogged down. so on that point about military capability, it's an extraordinary statistic to hear that russia has lost apparently about a third of its combat forces on the ground. how do the different militaries stack up now against each other? it is, as ever, difficult to get an accurate read.

i mean, western assessments are around a 15,000 figure for russian troops to have lost their lives. in terms of the uk ministry of defence assessment, that russia has lost a third of its invasion force, that includes injured, killed soldiers, as well as damaged or captured equipment. the pentagon and the us made a similar conclusion at the start of this month, so that suggests that's been the case for a while. ukraine too has suffered losses. but these are the very reasons that ambitions have been shrunk and that russia has had to make its way eastwards. crucially, russia is closer to its border. it's looking to replenish. there are reports they are mobilising men and women in occupied territories of ukraine to replace the fallen soldiers. we have to keep an eye on what's happening to the north in belarus, where they are thought to be moving troops towards its 700—mile long border with ukraine, which is therefore drawing

ukrainian forces back to the north of the country, so that effects ukraine but also is belarus's way of responding to the sizeable nato exercises happening in belarus and latvia. this is a country which is russia's ally and allowed russian forces to fire rockets into ukraine and move troops from belarus into ukraine itself. so once again, there are now forces surrounding ukraine. the war is still very much inside the country, but we are, once again, almost back to the times ofjanuary this year, seeing much larger scale movement of forces adding to the overall tension of the situation. and we'll be speaking to finland's minister for european affairs about their application to join nato just after half—past 11. plans have been announced to review the energy price cap more frequently — to try to keep down gas and electricity costs for consumers. the cap — set by the regulator, ofgem — rose by more

than 50% last month, meaning millions of households saw their annual bills jump by around £700. ofgem said that a more frequent price cap would reflect the most up—to—date energy prices. it would mean "when prices fall from the current record highs, customers would see the benefit much sooner". a three—year—old boy has died in a suspected dog attack in greater manchester. it happened at a house in the town of milnrow, near rochdale, yesterday afternoon. greater manchester police says it's investigating previous incidents involving dogs at the home. no arrests have been made. the headlines on bbc news: borisjohnson heads to belfast to urge the northern ireland assembly to resume power—sharing, as ministers prepare new laws to override parts of the brexit deal. nato says moscow's invasion strategy in the east of ukraine may be stalling, as one of the biggest ever nato military exercises in the baltics gets underway later today in estonia. we'll speak to finland's european minister. a study suggests dementia

is the leading cause of death for women since 2011. the authorities in the us city where 10 people were killed in a mass shooting on saturday have said that the teenager charged with the attack deliberately sought out a location with a high black population. the shooting, which is being investigated as an act of racially motivated violent extremism, happened at a grocery store in buffalo, in new york state. 18—year—old payton grendon was arrested in the aftermath. our correspondent will grant has more. once again, one man's deep—seated racism and easy access to semi—automatic weapons have combined to deadly effect in america. 18—year—old payton gendron drove for miles to reach this supermarket

in a predominantly black neighbourhood of buffalo. heavily armed and dressed in tactical gear, he livestreamed his entire horrific attack. the killing spree began in the car park, where four people were killed, before he entered the building and continued his rampage. a security guard, a retired buffalo policeman, tried to stop him but was among those killed. most of the victims were black. before the attack, the gunman posted a kind of manifesto online — a hate—filled screed laying bare his extremist views. outside the supermarket, gendron was disarmed, taken into custody and charged with first—degree murder. in court, his lawyer entered a not—guilty plea. now, new and difficult questions have emerged. after threatening such violence last year, the gunman was held by the authorities for a mental health evaluation, then released. a further blow to this tight—knit community torn apart by a teenager with a gun.

cbs correspondent bradley blackburn, who is in buffalo, told me what's happening. police are still processing this parking lot behind me as a crime scene. the investigation is continuing. overnight police did release the names of all ten of those victims — we know they ranged in age from 32 all the way to 86. people who were just going about their lives on saturday, picking up a birthday cake, ingredients for dinner that night, when they came face—to—face with hate. police do believe the shooter targeted these victims specifically because of their race. they think he was meticulous about this. choosing this grocery store because it's in a predominantly african—american neighbourhood, driving more than 200 miles to get here and carry out this attack with a very clear intent in mind. president biden has obviously been speaking in solidarity with the victims and their loved

ones in this situation. he has been, and the president plans to come here to buffalo tomorrow along with the first lady to join these families in mourning. the president will be here. one big question that many people have is about the issue of gun control. the president has not said anything yet at this point about gun control. other lawmakers are speaking out about this issue, renewing calls for more intense gun control, but the reality is that after mass shootings in the past, it's done very little to change the gridlock in washington on this issue and perhaps that's one reason why the president hasn't brought it up yet. the charity alzheimers research uk says dementia is now the leading cause of death for women in the uk since 2011. to mark dementia action week, the charity has spoken to more than a thousand dementia sufferers and their carers, and has published an online checklist to identify

the signs of dementia. earlier i spoke to samatha benham—hermetz who told me about the significance of reeiving a diagnosis for alzheimer's or dementia. many people feel that sense of fatalism, i suppose that there are not treatments but there are symptomatic treatments, things that help with some of the symptoms, and are available. if people get a diagnosis it is likely that it would those treatments that would help the symptoms of dementia. also, actually getting a diagnosis is something we know people really value. it can be very unsettling to not know what is going on, do not know if something isjust normal, getting older and being forgetful, versus a disease that can be treated. and i think one of the things people say they value of the things people say they value of a getting a diagnosis is being

able to plan and making plans and changing your life because of your diagnosis, i think it's really important aspect. essentially, as i research charity, alzheimer's research charity, alzheimer's research uk believes one day we will find new treatments to tackle dementia and that will stop this being the biggest killer of people, we hope to be able to prevent dementia in the future but we also note there are things people can do today and we want people to be able today and we want people to be able to look after their brain health and take these little steps that accumulate over time that really help us reduce our risk of developing dementia. joining me now is carli pirie, who has a rare form of alzheimer's which affects younger people runs in herfamily. thank you forjoining us. tell us more about the situation for your family and alzheimer's. when i was diagnosed —— my grandmother was diagnosed in her

late 40s with a genetic form of alzheimer's and my mother in her 50s which would have a knock—on effect on me and my brother and sister, we all have a 50% chance of the genetic mutation as well. how did you feel when you discover that? ., h. , how did you feel when you discover that? ., ,.. , , how did you feel when you discover that? ,, _. , , ., how did you feel when you discover that? ,, , , ., ., that? quite scary but i have dealt with it by getting _ that? quite scary but i have dealt with it by getting involved - that? quite scary but i have dealt with it by getting involved in - that? quite scary but i have dealt with it by getting involved in els l that? quite scary but i have dealt with it by getting involved in els i | with it by getting involved in els i was research and that give me back the sense of control, to know i was doing something, anything i could to make sure i was trying to change the future in finding a cure. what future in finding a cure. what research have _ future in finding a cure. what research have you _ future in finding a cure. what research have you been - future in finding a cure. what research have you been involved in? i've taken part in studies, i've done a local one and an international one and i am currently on the running for an drug trial. can you explain more about what those entail. they entail various memory and cognitive tests on the local one would have an mri scan, the

international one would have ct scans and also a lumbar puncture. in the cognitive run in it is the mri scans and memory tests and cognitive test. i can imagine that may give you an element of reassurance, but what is going on with you is being monitored. you kind of know what the picture is. monitored. you kind of know what the icture is. ., monitored. you kind of know what the icture is. . ., , picture is. yeah, i am there every ear so i picture is. yeah, i am there every year so i know— picture is. yeah, i am there every year so i know if— picture is. yeah, i am there every year so i know if it _ picture is. yeah, i am there every year so i know if it got _ picture is. yeah, i am there every year so i know if it got to - picture is. yeah, i am there every year so i know if it got to the - year so i know if it got to the stage where i was to be diagnosed i know they had been keeping a check on me every year for the last nine years. is there anything you have been told that you can do to improve the prospects?— that you can do to improve the prospects? that you can do to improve the --rosects? . , ., ., ., ., prospects? exercise and a good diet is alwa s prospects? exercise and a good diet is always good. _ prospects? exercise and a good diet is always good, doing _ prospects? exercise and a good diet is always good, doing puzzles - prospects? exercise and a good diet is always good, doing puzzles to - is always good, doing puzzles to keep your brain active... the line di ed keep your brain active... the line dipped out _ keep your brain active... the line dipped out but i _ keep your brain active. .. the line dipped out but i think— keep your brain active... the line dipped out but i think you - keep your brain active... the line dipped out but i think you said i dipped out but i think you said exercise, good diet and puzzles. do

you do that, then? the puzzles in particular because i was never sure... it certainly feels like it gives the brain a work—out, how much of a difference are you told that it makes? i of a difference are you told that it makes? ., ., ., , , ., makes? i have not really been told it is more just _ makes? i have not really been told it is more just i've _ makes? i have not really been told it is more just i've read _ makes? i have not really been told it is morejust i've read up- makes? i have not really been told it is more just i've read up on i makes? i have not really been told it is more just i've read up on it i it is morejust i've read up on it isjust you to it is morejust i've read up on it is just you to exercise your brain, get it working, doing something. i do not do them regularly but maybe i should. and for all of us when you forget and name something or thread any conversation and it easily happens to everybody, it is like, oh, is that something i should think more closely about? do you pay attention to that? i closely about? do you pay attention to that? ~ ., closely about? do you pay attention to that? ~ . ., , . , to that? i think that affects most eo - le, to that? i think that affects most people. but _ to that? i think that affects most people, but have _ to that? i think that affects most people, but have the _ to that? i think that affects most people, but have the genetic- people, but have the genetic mutation or it is another family, normally people mayjust forget something ijust think normally people mayjust forget something i just think they've got too much on their mind but i think for people with that genetic mutation in their family,

for people with that genetic mutation in theirfamily, they for people with that genetic mutation in their family, they think it is the worst and it is started, even when it probably has not. thank you so much forjoining us and talking to us the use —— on bbc news this afternoon. carli pirie. north korea's leader kimjong un has mobilised the military to help stabilise the supply of medicines as the country battles a wave of coronavirus that's infected over a million people in a matter of days. our correspondentjean mackenzie has the latest. a million people in a matter of days. our correspondentjean mackenzie has the latest. this was a contract last week but still claimed it had not had a single case of coronavirus and that is reporting new deal infections of hundreds of thousands and more than 1 million have been infected so far. —— this was a country last week. these are not confirmed to covid infections, they are what north korea is calling people presenting with a fever but presumably because the country does not have the capacity to test people is why we

are not getting them as confirmed cases but we can call them suspected cases. experts dispute whether north korea has had covid longer than it has let on, the idea it has not had a single case is hard to believe but within the past week the pandemic has got to a scale they feel they can no longer hide and then in some sort of help and they need to let the rest of the world know but seems to be spreading incredibly quickly throughout the whole country now. this is a country where nobody is vaccinated, if this is their first outbreak nobody has built up in immunity and a country with an incredibly poor health care system. it's a troubling situation. if incredibly poor health care system. it's a troubling situation.— it's a troubling situation. if this is effectively — it's a troubling situation. if this is effectively now _ it's a troubling situation. if this is effectively now an _ it's a troubling situation. if this is effectively now an appeal- it's a troubling situation. if this is effectively now an appeal forj is effectively now an appeal for support for medicines and vaccines, is any of that forthcoming? there are len is any of that forthcoming? there are plenty of— is any of that forthcoming? there are plenty of offers _ is any of that forthcoming? there are plenty of offers to _ is any of that forthcoming? there are plenty of offers to help i is any of that forthcoming? there are plenty of offers to help north| are plenty of offers to help north korea. but north korea so far has not been receptive to any of those offers. south korea has offered to send vaccines in the past few days,

it has a huge number of spare vaccines, most of the population have been double or treble vaccinated and it is also offered to send doctors and medical aid but so far the north has not responded. remember, the north has turned down offers of vaccines in the past both from the chinese and from the covax, un sponsored system saying it did not need vaccines. we got a strange situation where at the north is still so far refusing to help or not asking for any help explicitly and yet they are broadcasting to the world now that they have, they are struggling with this pandemic. the suggestion is that they are getting ready to ask for help but when that request will come we do not know. who they will accept it from we do not know. north korea does not like to accept help because if it were to accept vaccines and aid has to let you enter the country which means they can see and observe what is happening and this is a very close

society, very sick the state and it does not want let people in. —— very closed society. airlines and airports in eu countries are no longer telling passengers and staff to wear facemasks. the european union aviation safety agency says the change — which comes into force today — is a big step forward in normalising air travel. however, some airlines will still require face coverings to be worn. now, it's not often you see tom cruise and alan titchmarsh sharing a stage together, but this is no ordinary stage. they were amongst a star—studded cast at windsor castle hosting the royal windsor horse show to mark the beginning of queen elizabeth's platinum jubilee celebrations. helena wilkinson was there. arriving to a delighted audience, the queen looked well. she and the audience were witness to a spectacular show — taken through more than five centuries of history. at its heart, the queen's beloved animal — horses. more than 500 took part, accompanied by 1,000 performers. singing.

there were spectacular stunts... ..a hollywood star, and music, too. # while thou shalt flourish, shalt flourish great and free... over the years, definitely, my admiration for her has grown, and so i think that makes you even more nervous. anybody that sort of says they're blase about singing for the queen, i just don't believe! and i'm sure that everybody backstage is feeling the need to really put on their best performance, because that's what she deserves. as well as the pomp and pageantry, there was humour. on behalf of everyone here, we'd like to very humbly thank you for choosing us over the state opening of parliament. laughter. applause. i speak on behalf of the whole cast, that we know this is notjust a once—in—a—generational event —

this is never going to happen again. i don't think in a thousand years we will have another monarch, you know, who lives 70 years, so we're aware of the occasion. and the fact that we also know that she loves horses — whatever happens, she is going to love every single moment of this show. towards the end of the performance, a poignant moment. lady louise windsor in the duke of edinburgh's carriage. the queen's horses and ponies were also brought out. lady louise's riding pony. i therefore speak on behalf of a grateful nation and commonwealth when i give you our sincere and most loving thanks. applause. fire! it was an evening of celebration, and one that appeared to bring greatjoy to the queen. helena wilkinson, bbc news.

now it's time for a look at the weather with matt toylor. hello. as skies brighten and the temperatures rise across many parts of the uk today showers will develop, some of those will become heavy and thundery but in the very far north of england and into scotland, lots of cloud remains. easterly breeze bringing that low cloud in, and further rain at times. sunniest of all, though, will be shetland, where it'll stay dry through the day, if not especially warm. but a cool day across scotland, 11—13 celsius, 18—19 in northern ireland. in between the across england and wales, and very few of them in the south, we will see temperatures into the high 20s. the showers that we do see form will fade away this evening, persistent rain in scotland clears, things turning dry here, a few mist and fog patches around, isolated showers later in the night just clipping the south—east corner. most, though, becomes dry. not quite as mild as last night but a humid day to come on tuesday. we will see clouds thicken in the west with some heavy rain later in the day.

elsewhere, sunny start, mist and fog patches clearing but the sunshine turns a hazier and hazier. but because we're bringing in the wind from france, we will see those temperatures rise. 20 celsius in northern scotland, 24—26 in the south—east.

hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: borisjohnson heads to belfast to urge the northern ireland assembly to resume power—sharing, as ministers prepare new laws to override parts of the brexit deal. nato says moscow's invasion strategy in the east of ukraine may be stalling — as one of the biggest ever nato military exercises in the baltics gets under way later today in estonia. we'll speak to finland's european minister. a study suggests dementia is the leading cause of death for women since 2011. head teachers warn a shortage of invigilators is causing disruption in schools, as students begin sitting theirfirst summer exams

since the pandemic. the queen attends the final night of the royal windsor horse show — the first big event to mark the platinum jubilee. and stargazers across the world were treated to a stunning and unusual sight — a super blood moon. some breaking news about mcdonald's, we hear donald is leaving russia, selling its business in the country after 30 years of operating there. the company has put out a statement to that effect, and it is hoping to protectjobs but it is leaving russia after 30 years. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. good morning. the former british number one laura robson has

confirmed her retirement from tennis this morning at the age of 28. as a teenager, robson reached the fourth round of the us open and here at wimbledon, as well as winning silver in the mixed doubles with andy murray at the 2012 olympics. she says the decision to retire was forced upon her after having three hip operations. i think if i kept thinking that way, i think if i kept thinking that way, i wouldn't now be at peace with the decision. i think that is why it is difficult because for a long time i did think, if i could just get back out there, if i had the chance to compete solidly again. then who knows? but ultimately, what has happened has happened. i think overall, you know, iam happened has happened. i think overall, you know, i am a happened has happened. i think overall, you know, iam a much happened has happened. i think overall, you know, i am a much nicer person for it, for going through all of that. and i have grown so much through it that are now ok. if i

keep looking back thinking what if, then, you know, can't move forward. everton have confirmed they're assisting merseyside police after brentford striker ivan toney and full—back rico henry said their families were racially abused at goodison park during yesterday's win. toney here, and henry, made the allegations on twitter after the game. everton say: "there is no place in football — or society — for racism." pep guardiola says manchester city will �*give everything' to win the premier league title on the final day of the season next weekend. their position at the top of the table isn't quite as strong after dropping points at west ham. it could have been worse though. guardiola's side coming from 2—0 down for the first time since he took charge. mind you, it could have been better too — with riyad mahrez having a penalty saved when it was 2—2. it's still in their hands. with a win in their final game at home to aston villa sealing a fourth title in five years.

we are lucky. lucky to have our home game. we don't have to look for anything else. wejust go game. we don't have to look for anything else. we just go there, game. we don't have to look for anything else. wejust go there, and win our game and i'm pretty sure that it will be sold out. it will be full and we will be ready for will help us and we will help them. we will do the perfect game to win the title. it's going to be a big day for this football— it's going to be a big day for this football club and for the city. can't — football club and for the city. can't wait. we had a great record at the etihad _ can't wait. we had a great record at the etihad over the season. i can't wait, _ the etihad over the season. i can't wait, you — the etihad over the season. i can't wait, you know. something i have never_ wait, you know. something i have never expensed before, to win a trophy— never expensed before, to win a trophy on — never expensed before, to win a trophy on the last day of the season _ trophy on the last day of the season. so i can't wait, i'm buzzing already _ the champions league race goes down to the final day as arsenal go into tonight's game against newcastle two points behind spurs, who beat burnley to go fourth.

losing a derby is always painful. and as well, you learn a lot, probably more than a victory. so it is good to go through those moments sometimes. they understand any difficulty, how much they are looking forward to playing on monday, how excited they are about the challenge ahead, because we all know everything we have been through throughout this, we have to fight to win this position. that's all the sport for now. nato officials say moscow's invasion strategy in the east of ukraine may be stalling. it's thought russia may have lost a third of its ground combat troops and is failing to make progress in the donbas region. meanwhile, one of the biggest ever nato military exercises in the baltics gets under way in estonia today. code—named "hedgehog", the manoeuvres will involve ten countries, including the uk,

us, finland and sweden. it comes as nato officials say they're confident sweden and finland will enjoy a smooth accession to the alliance. the two nordic states have confirmed they would apply for membership, ending long—standing policies of military non—alignment. reports say both countries are planning to hand their membership applications to nato on wednesday. russia has described the move as a "grave mistake — with far—reaching consequences." let's speak now to finland's minister for european affairs, tytti tuppurainen. thank you very much indeed for joining us. so, there has been that morning from russia, and a phone call between vladimir putin and your president, which was described as straightforward and unambiguous, held without exaggeration. how do you feel about what happens going forward in terms of tensions or otherwise?— forward in terms of tensions or otherwise? ~ ., ., ., otherwise? well, we are about to make our own — otherwise? well, we are about to make our own decision _ otherwise? well, we are about to make our own decision when i otherwise? well, we are about to make our own decision when it i otherwise? well, we are about to i make our own decision when it comes

to our security and how to provide the best possible security to our citizens, and we are not going to be intimidated by russia and its threats. but on the other hand, we are also doing... giving a best transparency, so we're not going to sneak into nato without russia acknowledging it, so our president has called mr putin and has told him we are about to apply for membership in the alliance. it’s we are about to apply for membership in the alliance.— in the alliance. it's a very interesting _ in the alliance. it's a very interesting way _ in the alliance. it's a very interesting way that i in the alliance. it's a very interesting way that you | in the alliance. it's a very - interesting way that you describe it, and it was really fascinating to see that conversation reported, because so often in international diplomacy, when there are difficult conversations, it is framed in the context of basically one side telling the other what they think of them, and it's quite confrontational. this sounds to have been almost the opposite, just very, very straightforward. it been almost the opposite, 'ust very, very straightforward._ very straightforward. it was very straightforward. _ very straightforward. it was very straightforward. of— very straightforward. it was very straightforward. of course, i very straightforward. it was very straightforward. of course, it i very straightforward. it was very.

straightforward. of course, it was not any conversation we were asking permission from the kremlin, this is our own decision we are making as a country. we do not allow russia to create any spheres of interest, as they requested earlier this year, they requested earlier this year, they want to create spheres of interest in former soviet russia. but we have to make our own security arrangements and this is a debate thatis arrangements and this is a debate that is right now ongoing in our parliament. we will have a vote later on today or maybe tomorrow, that will settle it, for man to apply for nato membership. you are ve much apply for nato membership. you are very much describing _ apply for nato membership. you are very much describing it _ apply for nato membership. you are very much describing it as _ apply for nato membership. you are | very much describing it as something defensive. russia does not see it as that, they see it as a threat. do you believe there will be some form of retaliation has already been things happening in cyber towards finland? let things happening in cyber towards finland? , , . ., .,

things happening in cyber towards finland? ,, . ., ., , things happening in cyber towards finland? , , . . ., finland? let us be clear, neita is a defence alliance _ finland? let us be clear, neita is a defence alliance and _ finland? let us be clear, neita is a defence alliance and our— finland? let us be clear, neita is a defence alliance and our position i finland? let us be clear, neita is a j defence alliance and our position is not meant to be against anyone. we are certainly not attacking anyone and not threatening russia in any way. so this is our own decision, and russia has said repeatedly that they are not in favour of nato enlargement, but this is our decision that we are about to make, and if they will react in a way that it is not appropriate, they will probably somehow manifest their malevolence, but we have been preparing and there is a great show of support to finland, much solidarity from the uk, the united states and germany, and we are grateful for that.— grateful for that. when you say react in a _ grateful for that. when you say react in a way _ grateful for that. when you say react in a way that _ grateful for that. when you say react in a way that is _ grateful for that. when you say react in a way that is not i react in a way that is not appropriate, what does that cover i mentioned cyber attacks, where along the... 50 mentioned cyber attacks, where along the... ., .,, mentioned cyber attacks, where along the... ., , the... so far it has been quite auiet the... so far it has been quite quiet and _ the... so far it has been quite quiet and peaceful, _ the... so far it has been quite quiet and peaceful, there i the... so far it has been quite quiet and peaceful, there is i the... so far it has been quite| quiet and peaceful, there is no threat to infinite, it is perfectly safe. we are in helsinki and there are no signs of any military

actions, but this is something russia tends to do and we have been preparing ourselves. we are ready for whatever comes. the possibility that russia could simply state the obvious, that we have been so close to nato as one can be without being an actual member. now this is only a sort of confirmation that finland is part of the alliance.— sort of confirmation that finland is part of the alliance. thank you very much indeed. _ part of the alliance. thank you very much indeed, tytti _ part of the alliance. thank you very much indeed, tytti tuppurainen. i many students in england, wales and northern ireland will be sitting their first formal exams since the start of the pandemic, as they begin their gcses and a—levels. for some, it's their first—ever experience of sitting in an exam hall. meanwhile, school leaders are warning about a shortage of invigilators. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has been to one school to check on preparations. coming up in the next couple of weeks, it's absolutely essential that we have a good revision programme. at the deanery church of england high school in wigan, it's final study sessions.

when i did my mocks and i got the results, iwas like, agh. chelsea and her classmates have done their mock exams. tears were coming in my eyes as i was walking in. i could just see the paper, all the invigilatorsjust standing at the front with their arms crossed. i'm just like, "oh, my days!" the next time they go into the exam room, it will be for real. i want to do a career in medicine, so i obviously want to get them seven, eights and nines to, like, obviously, gain, like, offers from university. like major universities like manchester, even oxford. it wasn't as bad as i was expecting, considering what we did at revision. catching up in the canteen, it's talk of revision and exam timetables. if, you know, people have been off with covid, teachers have been good at live lessons and putting work on so we can do everything. i've got 21 exams spread out across a month and a half, so sometimes i'll go home and i'll revise for an hour or so and then i'll go to footballjust to take my mind off it. i think it's really important

to not only...obviously, worry about your grades, but worry about yourself and worry about your mental health. ok, year11, you can put your pens down, please. the government says this year's students will be graded more generously than the last time exams were sat in 2019, but they won't get as many top grades as last year, when results were decided by teachers' assessments. pupils will get formula sheets to use in exams and there has been advance information for gcses and a—levels. so i've got two a—levels left — design and technology, and engineering i've got left, but i've got a btec and a ctec, as well. jasmine is worried about what could come up. it's been a bit mad, to be honest, because we've missed so much time and every time someone was off we'd all have to go off. so, as engineering students, we can't do our things at home. it's more just all online or special software we don't have at home. and so we're all 18 now and it feels like we've missed a big chunk of, like, growing up in our in a—levels.

it's just like stress constantly that you're not going to get everything done. and then, after that into actual jobs, it feels like we've not even been in school at all. we are really excited for our children to be able to show what they're brilliant at, as well, and do well in their gcses and their a—levels, despite the fact that it's been so difficult. for the deputy head, mrs turner, it's about making pupils believe they can aim high. but there is no doubt anxiety levels are also high. most pupils haven't had any national exams since their sats in primary school. we are seeing children that are presenting to us with really, really difficult social, emotional and mental health issues. we've got more children, probably triple, quadruple the amount of children, that previously would have struggled to go in an exam hall that are feeling that way now getting ready for an exam. it's all the stuff you put in beforehand. it's all the practice runs. it's all the getting yourselves ready that they've not had. sometimes, the children

rub their hands together. i'll see their legs are shaking, breathing might get a little bit faster. so just go over to those children and just let them know that we're here. a quiet, "are you ok?" because of increased levels of anxiety, more invigilators are needed and some schools have struggled to recruit. here, the school nurse has stepped in. predominantly, an invigilator has always been like a retired person. unfortunately, when covid did hit, a lot of the retirees didn't want to come into school then. so there has been quite a bit of a shortage. breathe in. hold. in the library, there's an exam stress workshop. as well as breathing techniques, minnie is on hand to help pupils and staff. if pupils are having a difficult day, then they can come into the wellbeing room. they can have a chat with me, they can spend a little time with minnie. we'll go for a walk and we'll talk to pupils that way. she's a very big part of the school. star pupil! she is the star pupil, yes. what can we think about that we

could do to maybe help with that? teachers here have put on revision classes in the easter holidays and extra sessions after school. i'm going to actually do question 13. the government says national exams represent a major step back to normality. for these pupils, it's a major step towards their future goals and aspirations. our grades open the doors to what we want to become in this world and ijust honestly think that the support that the teachers are giving me and giving to the rest of the students as well is just really helpful. elaine dunkley, bbc news. the association of school and college leaders is warning of a shortage of invigilators — teachers are being trained up at short notice and even parents are being asked to become invigilators. let's go live now to leicester where we can speak to geoff barton, who is the association's general secretary. welcome, thank you very much for joining us. how much of a shortage is there? ~ ., , , .,

is there? well, we did a survey of our members _ is there? well, we did a survey of our members across _ is there? well, we did a survey of our members across the - is there? well, we did a survey of our members across the uk i is there? well, we did a survey of our members across the uk in i is there? well, we did a survey of| our members across the uk in our schools and colleges and a third of them were saying that they had been struggling to find those people who are invigilators. it is worth reminding ourselves that compared to the days when i did exams, when your history teacher could be invigilator your history exam, those regulations were changed and they will change for good reason because you would get accusations that may be a history teacher was helping in the exam. and that has led to older people, often retired people, sometimes retired governors etc, being an army of invigilators who in the current climate have been in some places reluctant to go into school. .. , ., school. cell, then, teachers and arents school. cell, then, teachers and parents even — school. cell, then, teachers and parents even are _ school. cell, then, teachers and parents even are stepping i school. cell, then, teachers and parents even are stepping in i school. cell, then, teachers and parents even are stepping in to| school. cell, then, teachers and i parents even are stepping in to be invigilators, might it lead to the concerns that you were describing used to be raised? i concerns that you were describing used to be raised?— concerns that you were describing used to be raised? i don't think so. a coule used to be raised? i don't think so. a couple of— used to be raised? i don't think so. a couple of things _ used to be raised? i don't think so. a couple of things have _ used to be raised? i don't think so. a couple of things have happened. | a couple of things have happened. one is that of qualcomm who regulate our exam system, have slightly

loosen to the rules around the number of invigilators you need. it used to be needed one of agility for every 30 young people during an exam. that has taken some of the pressure out. we have also loosened up pressure out. we have also loosened up some of the requirements about who can do those vitamin generals will not be teachers for the reasons we have outlined. what is likely as we have outlined. what is likely as we have outlined. what is likely as we have heard is that someone who would have been doing a different job, school nurse, librarian, secretary, those kinds of people are now finding themselves part of the new army of individual asian. again, as the report hinted, because of the worries about mental health and emotional well—being and young people there has been an increase in those saying instead of sitting in the main hall with 300 young people, can i be in a smaller space? our leaders are trying to accommodate that where they can as well. you can see how all of that is putting pressure on the system. haifa see how all of that is putting pressure on the system. how much has that increase. — pressure on the system. how much has that increase, then? _ pressure on the system. how much has that increase, then? that _ pressure on the system. how much has that increase, then? that is _ pressure on the system. how much has that increase, then? that is hard i pressure on the system. how much has that increase, then? that is hard to i that increase, then? that is hard to know. i

that increase, then? that is hard to know- i don't _ that increase, then? that is hard to know. i don't have _ that increase, then? that is hard to know. i don't have any _ that increase, then? that is hard to know. i don't have any new - that increase, then? that is hard to know. i don't have any new data. i that increase, then? that is hard to| know. i don't have any new data. all i know is that when we said what is the biggest issue to you, is that the biggest issue to you, is that the lack of imagination, they say, no, there is a bigger issue and that is young people's mental health and well—being. so where we can accommodate a youngster saying, could i be in a different place rather than in the exam hall, we are going to try and do that. but it doesn't need the invigilators to do it and some schools would struggle to meet that request.— it and some schools would struggle to meet that request. thank you very much, jeff barton. _ the rising cost of living is impacting millions of lives around the world. poor harvests due to climate change have pushed up the price of food. and the covid pandemic has led to shortages of goods and workers. then came the russian invasion of ukraine which has disrupted supply chains and exacerbated the rise in energy prices.for for the next two weeks our correspondents in brazil, ghana, italy, thailand and new zealand are meeting the people and businesses being hit hard by rising prices. today we start in brazil. our south america correspondent, katy watson, travelled to sao paulo

state to find out why the huge agricultural exporter is struggling to feed its own people. for this woman, even buying the basics is impossible. in the past year, brazil has seen double—digit inflation on basic goods and services. the mother of four now relies on hand—outs and discounted food. translation: mr; relies on hand-outs and discounted food. translation:— relies on hand-outs and discounted food. translation: my boss was about to throw out these _ food. translation: my boss was about to throw out these beans _ food. translation: my boss was about to throw out these beans and _ food. translation: my boss was about to throw out these beans and bacon. i to throw out these beans and bacon. she rescued the potjust in time for topanga is ravaging brazil. one in four people are now not getting enough food. herfamily four people are now not getting enough food. her family included. with the price of cooking oil soaring, she and herfather with the price of cooking oil soaring, she and her father have come up with another survival skill. turning used oil into soap. they say necessity is the mother of invention, and the brazilians have a

special word for it, it means the brazilian way. when life is hard, it makes the difference between starvation and survival. do you and l, starvation and survival. do you and i, this looks like the land of plenty. brazil is an agricultural powerhouse, its form is reaping the rewards of an insatiable china, and the demand is not letting up. this man was brought up on the land. his whole life dedicated to agriculture. but it is complicated. these fields might feed the world, but people like him are going without. translation:— like him are going without. translation: ' in ., ., , , ., . translation: 9096 of what is produced has to be processed. _ translation: 9096 of what is produced has to be processed. we _ translation: 9096 of what is produced has to be processed. we grow _ translation: 9096 of what is produced has to be processed. we grow crops i has to be processed. we grow crops for industry, then it comes back to the kitchen table. so yes, we have beans, we have food, but it's hard

to take what is in the ground and consume it like that. the reality is that the brazilians it is getting harder and harder to buy food. our money isn't worth anything. the cost of food has gone up and salaries haven't kept pace. his of food has gone up and salaries haven't kept pace.— of food has gone up and salaries haven't kept pace. his boss anna is the fourth generation _ haven't kept pace. his boss anna is the fourth generation of— haven't kept pace. his boss anna is the fourth generation of her- haven't kept pace. his boss anna is the fourth generation of her family| the fourth generation of her family to farm this land. she says much has changed since a great—grandfather started the business. translation: he would know when it would rain and they could _ he would know when it would rain and they could plant things. but now with more — they could plant things. but now with more extreme weather events, there _ with more extreme weather events, there is— with more extreme weather events, there is no— with more extreme weather events, there is no longer the luxury of planning — there is no longer the luxury of ”lannin. ,, ,, there is no longer the luxury of lannin, ,, , there is no longer the luxury of ..lannin, ,, , . planning. she says she has learned how to manage _ planning. she says she has learned how to manage climate _ planning. she says she has learned how to manage climate change, i planning. she says she has learned | how to manage climate change, but the real difficulties have come in the real difficulties have come in the past two years. translation: when the pandemic started we began to have problems with shortages of raw materials. that pushed up prices. we didn't know how much it would cost to produce or how much

the product would sell for. and then with the war in ukraine, there are difficulties —— make those difficulties —— make those difficulties just increased, especially with fertilisers. we started worrying if we would get enough for future crops. this started worrying if we would get enough for future crops.- enough for future crops. this is where anna _ enough for future crops. this is where anna stores _ enough for future crops. this is where anna stores her- enough for future crops. this is i where anna stores her fertilisers, by far the biggest expense at the moment. last year into these cache each of these bags cost $650. this year this whole warehouse will be full of fertiliser and as prices have doubled. —— matt those prices. 85% brazil's fertilisers come from abroad, and russia is an important partner. as long as the war in ukraine continues, worries about getting enough fertiliser for future crops will remain. while that uncertainty translates into higher costs for farmers like anna, it has a knock—on effect for everyone.

after a long day in the fields, this man hits home for a bite to eat and catch up with young family. —— heads home. his wife bakes bread, but meat doesn't feature much in the menu. that is too expensive so they have had to adapt. it's a reality that so many people in brazilface, as prices continue to soar. katy watson, bbc news. the eurovision song contest was memorable for many reasons — including the rare feat of a uk entry making the top half of the leaderboard. 183 points. however, the night — and the victory — belonged to ukraine and kalush orchestra, thanks to a massive outpouring of popular support throughout europe. the group had been predicted to take the title as support rose following russia's invasion. the man going wild in this clip is ukrainian eurovision commentator timur miroshnychenko, who had to cover the contest

from a bunker in kyiv. speaking earlier to the bbc, he said he hopes the country will be able to host the competition next year. i'v e i've been in europe for 17 years. i was the host in 2017, and of course it is my dream now to host this wonderful event next year somewhere in ukraine. somewhere. you know, i havejust chatted with the minister of culture of ukraine an hour before, and he said that we will do our best to welcome all the guests next year into a peaceful country. we still have some time before the final decision where to host eurovision next year, may be till the end of summer or early september, and of course we believe that our armed forces will defend all our country and all our territories and we will have the chance to say that we guarantee that here you will be safe.

if you were watching the sky overnight, and you were free of clouds, then there's a chance you would have seen this. it's known as a super blood moon — and it happens when the earth gets between the sun and the moon to created a lunar eclipse. the earth's atmosphere then bends light from the sun — meaning only the red tones are visible on the lunar surface. the image was visible from europe and africa to north and south america — these pictures were filmed in spain. in case you're wondering, a super moon happens when it is a full or new moon, at the closest point of its orbit around earth — making it appear a little bigger than usual. and this is how the lunar eclipse happened — though we have sped these pictures up by a huge amount. it's the first such super blood moon for two years — and because it came in may, it's also nicknamed the flower moon — due to the northern hemisphere spring.

and as you might expect — it also made a spectacular backdrop to some landmarks around the world — this was our favourite — the ancient temple at cape sounion in greece. beautiful. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. an increasingly humid feel to our weather in the next 36 hours, although it certainly won't feel like that this afternoon in scotland. rather cool, cloudy, a bit of a breeze coming in from the east and still some further rain at times. but for the rest of the uk, we should see the cloud break up, a bit more sunshine, and when that sun's out between the showers, it will feel increasingly warm. but you can see here across the south, we will see those showers break out quite widely. some of the heaviest will be for mid wales, midlands northwards through the afternoon. fewer showers towards southern counties, a bit more in the way of sunshine. head further north this afternoon, further rain at times in the far north of england. but northern ireland brightens up before those showers get going. across scotland, we've got

that easterly breeze. lots of low cloud, outbreaks of rain, sunniest of all throughout will be in shetland. in that easterly breeze with the cloud and rain, it's going to feel cool across scotland this afternoon, 11 to 13 degrees for many. but once the sun's out, 18, 19 in northern ireland, widely into the high teens, low 20s for england and wales. but that does mean with some sunshine, after a bit of a recharge from the rain, pollen levels will be shooting up again, high across some southern counties and into wales in particular. now this evening, some showers around the northern half the country. persistent rain in scotland gradually easing off, but low cloud will sit in place throughout. just the odd isolated shower clipping the south east later on. most will become dry. mist and fog patches, not quite the temperatures of last night, but still a mild enough start. an increasingly humid day on tuesday. these weather fronts coming off the atlantic, pushing their way in, starts to induce more of a southerly flow, bringing up that humid airfrom france. best of the sunshine in the morning, although some low cloud in the northeast of scotland continues. the sunshine turning hazy through the day and the cloud thickening up in the west. outbreaks of rain around the irish sea, some

of which will become heavy, especially later in the day. it puts a knock on the temperatures here, but in the hazy sunshine, 20 degrees around the inverness area, maybe up to 25 or 26 to the southeast of london, the warmest day of the year so far. rain then through the night across the northern half of the country, and into wednesday, we'll see that weather front to the east of us. not much rain through the night across southern parts, but it does mean a slight shift in wind direction. not quite as humid on wednesday, but actually a bit more sunshine around. the sunshine then starts to give way to cloudy conditions to the south—west and west. some heavy, thundery showers later. and even though not as humid as on tuesday, still feeling pleasantly warm in the sunshine, as it will do with the sunny moments through the rest of this week. but always have a wet weather plan, because there'll be some further showers, some of them thundery at times.

this is bbc news. the headlines: borisjohnson heads to belfast to urge the northern ireland assembly to resume power—sharing , as ministers prepare new laws to override parts of the brexit deal. ukraine claims its troops have reached the russian border near kharkiv. troops replace a border marker in an area they say was previously held by russian invaders. coleen rooney returns to the witness box to give evidence as she defends a libel claim made by rebekah vardy. the queen attends the final night of the royal windsor horse show — the first big event to mark the platinum jubilee. and stargazers across the world were treated to a stunning and unusual sight — a super blood moon.

the prime minister borisjohnson will visit belfast today to urge the main northern ireland parties to resume power—sharing. the largest unionist party, the dup, is currently refusing to take part in the government of northern ireland because of the post—brexit trading arrangements with the eu, known as the northern ireland protocol. the uk government is expected to introduce legislation which would allow ministers to override parts of that protocol. speaking to the belfast telegraph, borisjohnson says that protocol is now out of date and changes are needed. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. boris johnson will arrive in northern ireland later to find a political system which is stuck. despite elections earlier this

month, there's no new government. sinn fein finished top for the first time ever, but the democratic unionist party — the second largest at stormont — won't agree to power—sharing until the brexit deal is changed. they're worried about checks on goods travelling from great britain to northern ireland. even though many parties accept these arrangements, if unionist politicians don't, power—sharing can't get back up and running. borisjohnson signed the brexit deal, but he now agrees that changes are needed and is calling for the european union to negotiate tweaks. ahead of his visit today, boris johnson writes in the belfast telegraph. back in london, ministers have been drawing up legislation which would allow them to override parts of the brexit deal. it's set to be confirmed tomorrow,

but will have to pass through parliament, meaning it could be months before the government has the power to act without agreement from europe. but the move would be controversial. some fear it could spark a trade war at a time when many businesses and households can least afford one. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. i'm joined by sam mcbride, northern ireland editor of the belfast telegraph and sunday independent. borisjohnson boris johnson wrote borisjohnson wrote a 2200 word essay in the belfast telegraph on the protocol. thank you forjoining us. is his position shifted, has the government position shifted, tell us more than what he said in that piece. it depends upon the timeframe you impose on that question. if you look in his position, it fundamentally has shifted. he is the person who put the protocol in place and said it was a great deal for northern ireland and is the one who said there would be no border in the sea

on that this deal and no checks in goods on goods, entered northern ireland from rest of great britain on that this deal and now he's saying it is a fundamentally flawed deal however he not saying anything in this article which point the finger of blame anywhere near his own direction. it is all the fault of other people. there is a hint here that somehow the war in ukraine has been part of the problem, somehow the pandemic has been part of the problem, of course those have created difficulties but the fundamental issue is putting a border either a land border in ireland or creating this new sea border was going to be very sensitive and going to create all sorts of practical difficulties. at this point borisjohnson is accepting that but i think there is still a fundamental gap in his logic. he is saying it is so bad he has to take urgent action on this but not actually planning to do anything today or tomorrow or

anything today or tomorrow or anything immediate, such as triggering article 16. that is not discussed in this article. instead he is hinting at what we are likely to see tomorrow, more legislation to allow the government to go back and some of their past commitments but thatis some of their past commitments but that is a very long process. in the short term nothing is likely to change. obviously you talk about the different timeframe of framing the question about how the government's opposition has shifted. the other aspect is what has been said more recently in terms of triggering article 16, and ditching the protocol. that seems to have gone. yeah, i think there was an interesting message from boris johnson in here. lots of his backbenchers on the right of the party, the erg, hardliner brexiteers who have driven a lot of this process in the past, they want the protocol gone completely, it ties part of the uk, northern ireland, to

eu rules that they say they wanted to get completely rid of with brexit but what they're starting to realise it is notjust about northern ireland, it is tying the rest of the uk to these rules unless they are prepared to harden the sea border everything they diverge. boris johnson gives examples of not being able to change rules on vat, for instance, for the entire uk and that he is to accept northern ireland is to be outside of that, hardening of that sea border. the message from borisjohnson to those people is basically in the protocol isn't being ditched entirely, i am not putting my name to that, i will alter it in some other fundamental way. it could be he opens it in such a fundamental way there is a semantic difference —— it could be he alters it. that is the possibility these are the new battle lines between liz truss and the prime minister, she wants to go for something much more of a clean break, that will enrage brussels and

borisjohnson, uncharacteristically, boris johnson, uncharacteristically, is borisjohnson, uncharacteristically, is more moderate it seems in his views at this point.— is more moderate it seems in his views at this point. thank you very sam mcbride- _ plans have been announced to review the energy price cap more frequently — to try to keep down gas and electricity costs for consumers. the cap — set by the regulator, ofgem — rose by more than 50% last month, meaning millions of households saw their annual bills jump by around £700. ofgem said that a more frequent price cap would reflect the most up—to—date energy prices. but consumer groups warn the plans could make it harder to delay the pain of rising costs. i'm joined by mryonjobson, senior personal finance analyst at interactive investor. thank you forjoining us. what do you think about this? would it be a good thing? it’s you think about this? would it be a good thing?— good thing? it's quite interesting because staying _ good thing? it's quite interesting because staying on _ good thing? it's quite interesting because staying on top _ good thing? it's quite interesting because staying on top of - good thing? it's quite interesting because staying on top of energyj because staying on top of energy cost has become a daily battle for many consumers. the recent review of

the energy price cap in april, around £700 on to the average energy bill, which is quite a significant sum. i suppose a bill, which is quite a significant sum. isuppose a more bill, which is quite a significant sum. i suppose a more regular review of the energy gap means prices will come down as quickly as they go up however in this high inflation environment, it means the former will happen, prices are likely to drop more in the short term. with the cost of everything else seemingly on the rise, such as food and cost of petrol, it will be a worry for many consumers. do you see a competitive market returning any time soon? it is not difficult to say _ returning any time soon? it is not difficult to say because _ returning any time soon? it is not difficult to say because we - returning any time soon? it is not difficult to say because we also i difficult to say because we also have a devastating russia and ukraine water content with which is resulting in high fluctuation in price in wholesale gas leading to higher energy prices so it is really

difficult to say but one would hope over the year, and more certainty is brought into the energy market and we will start to see bills falling further. one thing for sure regardless of whether these plans are rubber—stamped, consumers still face an increase in energy bills in october when the price cap is revised again and this is likely to add around £600 to the average energy bill which means energy bills could be as much as £2400 a year which is a significant sum. so as you see there is going to be that big hike towards the end of the year and potentially after that the system will change so there will be more regular reviews but there is no guarantee at this point whether it will be a continuous slow upward trajectory or we might start to see drops. trajectory or we might start to see dro s. .. , trajectory or we might start to see dros. .. , ., trajectory or we might start to see dros. , ., trajectory or we might start to see dros. , . drops. exactly that. the saying hope for the best. — drops. exactly that. the saying hope for the best, prepare _ drops. exactly that. the saying hope for the best, prepare for— drops. exactly that. the saying hope for the best, prepare for the - drops. exactly that. the saying hope for the best, prepare for the west i for the best, prepare for the west certainly applies here, we do not

know exactly —— prepare for the worst. it is important we take steps to ensure we have enough cash, if we can, a healthy cash buffer to withstand any price hikes in the future but it is interesting because more regular review of the energy price cap means consumers will be faced with less sharp increases in energy bills so that could help when it comes to consistency. so it is easier to budget for smaller increases than a larger price increases, so it is worth mentioning that, too. ., ~ increases, so it is worth mentioning that, too. ., ,, , ., , increases, so it is worth mentioning that, too. ., ,, , . that, too. thank you very much indeed for _ that, too. thank you very much indeed forjoining _ that, too. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. _ that, too. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. thank i that, too. thank you very much. indeed forjoining us. thank you. ukrainian forces have been retaking territory in north—eastern areas of the country, as russian forces focus on the donbas region further south. this footage is from the ukrainian military. they say their soldiers are near a russian border in the kharkiv region. it comes as nato chief

jens stoltenberg says ukraine could win the war, and that russia's invasion is not going to plan. our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse told me where russia's focus is now. we are seeing russia's goals continue to shrink and move. 24th february, he wanted to take all of this country, he wanted to topple president zelensky and his government. in the 82 days since this war has shifted eastwards, we are seeing videos this morning, seemingly posted by ukrainian forces on the russian border in the north—eastern kharkiv region, they shout, "here we are, mr president," which suggests russians there have been forced out of artillery range from ukraine's second largest city kharkiv, which has come under continuous attack during this invasion.

the russians have moved south to the donbas region, which vladimir putin said is now his priority, military experts have even abandoned their goal of trying to encircle defending ukrainian troops in the area as well. so the russians have shrunk their ambitions, but are still mounting a number of assaults all the way along the front line in this sizable land corridor, that they now occupy, and then you have to look on the ukrainian side. nato is saying ukraine could get in a position to win this war but by president zelensky�*s own admission, he does not have the military capability as things stand to break the deadlock in mariupol in the south—east, the besieged city where ukrainian fighters remain trapped. the west is continuing its support, it's making longer term commitments in terms of weaponry and equipment, but, as things stand, i think it is continuing to feed into the fact that this war is continuing to get bogged down. let's get more now on our top story

— borisjohnson's visit to northern ireland. our correspondent, charlotte gallagher is at stormont(os what is the latest, charlotte? boris johnson has quite a job today. he is coming to hillsborough castle behind me to meet the main party leaders and at the moment they have fundamental differences about this protocol, the dup say they can no longer work in stormont honestly northern ireland protocol is significantly changed or chucked away and sinn fein want to keep the protocol. borisjohnson had a difficult task to keep all sides happy and an impossible task you might say especially as ireland are saying any unilateral changes to the protocol could risk the peace process and also say to the rest of the world the uk does not care about international law. thank you very much. charlotte gallagher reporting. you're watching bbc news... the authorities in the us city where ten people were killed

in a mass shooting on saturday have said that the teenager charged with the attack deliberately sought out a location with a high black population. the shooting — which is being investigated as an act of racially motivated violent extremism — happened at a grocery store in buffalo, in new york state. 18—year—old payton grendon was arrested in the aftermath. our correspondent will grant has more. once again, one man's deep—seated racism and easy access to semi—automatic weapons have combined to deadly effect in america. 18—year—old payton gendron drove for miles to reach this supermarket in a predominantly black neighbourhood of buffalo. heavily armed and dressed in tactical gear, he livestreamed his entire horrific attack. the killing spree began in the car park, where four people were killed, before he entered the building and continued his rampage. a security guard, a retired buffalo policeman, tried to stop him

but was among those killed. most of the victims were black. before the attack, the gunman posted a kind of manifesto online — a hate—filled screed laying bare his extremist views. outside the supermarket, gendron was disarmed, taken into custody and charged with first—degree murder. in court, his lawyer entered a not—guilty plea. now, new and difficult questions have emerged. after threatening such violence last year, the gunman was held by the authorities for a mental health evaluation, then released. a further blow to this tight—knit community torn apart by a teenager with a gun. will grant, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... borisjohnson heads to belfast to urge the northern ireland assembly to resume power—sharing, as ministers prepare new laws to override parts of the brexit deal.

ukraine claims its troops have reached the russian border near kharkiv. troops replace a border marker in an area they say was previously held by russian invaders. coleen rooney returns to the witness box to give evidence as she defends a libel claim made by rebekah vardy. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. the former british number one laura robson has confirmed her retirement from tennis this morning at the age of 28. as a teenager, robson reached the fourth round of the us open and here at wimbledon, as well as winning silver in the mixed doubles with andy murray at the 2012 olympics. she says the decision to retire was forced upon her after having three hip operations. i think if i kept thinking that way i think if i kept thinking that way i would not now be at peace with the decision and that is why it is difficult —— it was difficult

because for a long time i thought if i could just get back out there and have the chance to compete solidly again then who knows but ultimately what has happened has happened. overall, i am a much nicer person from going through all of that, and i've grown so much through it, that i've grown so much through it, that i am now ok and if i keep looking back thinking, what if, then i can't move forward. everton have confirmed they're assisting merseyside police after brentford striker ivan toney and full—back rico henry said their families were racially abused at goodison park during yesterday's win. toney, here, and henry, made the allegations on twitter after the game. everton say, "there is no place in football — or society — for racism." pep guardiola says manchester city will "give everything" to win the premier league title on the final day of the season next weekend. their position at the top of the table isn't quite as strong

after dropping points at west ham. it could have been worse though. guardiola's side coming from 2—0 down for the first time since he took charge. mind you, it could have been better too — with riyad mahrez having a penalty saved when it was 2—2. it's still in their hands — with a win in their final game at home to aston villa sealing a fourth title in five years. we are lucky. lucky to have our home game. we don't have to look for anything else. wejust go there, and win our game and i'm pretty sure that it will be sold out. it will be full and we will be ready they will help us and we will help them. we will do the perfect game to win the title. a three—year—old boy has died in a suspected dog attack in greater manchester. it happened at a house in the town of milnrow, near rochdale, yesterday afternoon. greater manchester police says it's investigating previous incidents

involving dogs at the home. no arrests have been made. let's go live to the bbc�*s nick garnett. what can you tell us? ambulance crews were _ what can you tell us? ambulance crews were called _ what can you tell us? ambulance crews were called to _ what can you tell us? ambulance crews were called to this - what can you tell us? ambulance. crews were called to this property, our farm down a very rural crews were called to this property, ourfarm down a very rural lane, about yesterday lunchtime, the police were called up one hour later, paramedics treated the boy at the scene before taking him to hospital but he sadly died as a result of his injuries. with the police brought in a late site they're treating this as a criminal investigation but no arrests —— the police say it there to think this as a criminal investigation. the investigation is being led by detective superintendent jamie daniels who said this is a tragic and devastating incident and our thoughts are with the family. we are investigating the incident and previous incidents involving dogs at this address and he confronted is now being dealt with as a criminal

investigation. —— he confirmed it is now being dealt with as a criminal investigation. most gcse and a—level exams start from today, which means many students in england, wales and northern ireland, will be sitting their first formal exams since the start of the pandemic. scottish highers began at the end of april. for some, it's theirfirst experience of sitting in an exam hall. meanwhile, school leaders are warning about a shortage of invigilators. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has been to a school in wigan to check on preparations. coming up in the next couple of weeks, it's absolutely essential that we have a good revision programme. at the deanery church of england high school in wigan, it's final study sessions. when i did my mocks and i got the results, iwas like, agh. chelsea and her classmates have done their mock exams. tears were coming in my eyes as i was walking in. i could just see the paper, all the invigilatorsjust standing at the front with their arms crossed. i'm just like, "oh, my days!" the next time they go into the exam room, it will be for real. i want to do a career in medicine,

so i obviously want to get them seven, eights and nines to, like, obviously, gain, like, offers from university. like major universities like manchester, even oxford. it wasn't as bad as i was expecting, considering what we did at revision. catching up in the canteen, it's talk of revision and exam timetables. if, you know, people have been off with covid, teachers have been good at live lessons and putting work on so we can do everything. i've got 21 exams spread out across a month and a half, so sometimes i'll go home and i'll revise for an hour or so and then i'll go to footballjust to take my mind off it. i think it's really important to not only...obviously, worry about your grades, but worry about yourself and worry about your mental health. ok, year11, you can put your pens down, please. the government says this year's students will be graded more generously than the last time exams were sat in 2019, but they won't get as many top grades as last year, when results were decided by teachers' assessments.

pupils will get formula sheets to use in exams and there has been advance information for gcses and a—levels. so i've got two a—levels left — design and technology, and engineering i've got left, but i've got a btec and a ctec, as well. jasmine is worried about what could come up. it's been a bit mad, to be honest, because we've missed so much time and every time someone was off we'd all have to go off. so, as engineering students, we can't do our things at home. it's more just all online or special software we don't have at home. and so we're all 18 now and it feels like we've missed a big chunk of, like, growing up in our in a—levels. it's just like stress constantly that you're not going to get everything done. and then, after that into actual jobs, it feels like we've not even been in school at all. we are really excited for our children to be able to show what they're brilliant at, as well, and do well in their gcses and their a—levels, despite the fact that it's been so difficult.

for the deputy head, mrs turner, it's about making pupils believe they can aim high. but there is no doubt anxiety levels are also high. most pupils haven't had any national exams since their sats in primary school. we are seeing children that are presenting to us with really, really difficult social, emotional and mental health issues. we've got more children, probably triple, quadruple the amount of children, that previously would have struggled to go in an exam hall that are feeling that way now getting ready for an exam. it's all the stuff you put in beforehand. it's all the practice runs. it's all the getting yourselves ready that they've not had. sometimes, the children rub their hands together. i'll see their legs are shaking, breathing might get a little bit faster. so just go over to those children and just let them know that we're here. a quiet, "are you ok?" because of increased levels of anxiety, more invigilators are needed and some schools have struggled to recruit. here, the school nurse has stepped in. predominantly, an invigilator has

always been like a retired person. unfortunately, when covid did hit, a lot of the retirees didn't want to come into school then. so there has been quite a bit of a shortage. breathe in. hold. in the library, there's an exam stress workshop. as well as breathing techniques, minnie is on hand to help pupils and staff. if pupils are having a difficult day, then they can come into the wellbeing room. they can have a chat with me, they can spend a little time with minnie. we'll go for a walk and we'll talk to pupils that way. she's a very big part of the school. star pupil! she is the star pupil, yes. what can we think about that we could do to maybe help with that? teachers here have put on revision classes in the easter holidays and extra sessions after school. i'm going to actually do question 13. the government says national exams represent a major step back to normality. for these pupils, it's a major step towards their future goals and aspirations. our grades open the doors to what we want to become in this

world and ijust honestly think that the support that the teachers are giving me and giving to the rest of the students as well is just really helpful. elaine dunkley, bbc news. let's go live now to north london, where we can speak to drjane gilmour, who is a consultant clinical psychologist. she's also written, the incredible teenage brain, and how to have incredible conversations with your child. welcome and thank you forjoining us. how stressful is it going to be fought these kids this year when they've not had formal exams before? i think it is a fair question and i know lots of parents in particular are asking the question are our kids are asking the question are our kids are being disadvantaged? it's important to recognise many kids around the world only have one set of data exams so the likelihood is we should be comforted by that. —— one set of gateway exams. it is important to recognise for the young people in the gcc category or

scottish equivalent is this is a major undertaking for the teenage brain —— gcse category. there is a push to rethink gcses in particular while recognising gateway exams are a practical part of life and something we have to get around and i think the other thing to notice is while many young people during covid had challenges and some significant challenges, many young people have come out the other side ok, a small proportion do need additional help who are already disadvantaged which means the majority of young people learn some really important life skills such as flexibility and learning about holding on and managing uncertainty and those are extraordinarily useful outcomes. i'm not suggesting one could recommend a pandemic but that is a really important thing to hold onto a report suggested that the very beautifully, some really wonderful young people with very smart comments to make, i noticed.

it's really important perspective, because a lot of the conversation is around, naturally, because to have been lots of problems arisen as a result of the pandemic but in the competition has focused on the mental health issues, and that is honestly going to be impacting a lot of kids as well.— of kids as well. that's true. for a small portion _ of kids as well. that's true. for a small portion that _ of kids as well. that's true. for a small portion that is _ of kids as well. that's true. for a small portion that is major- of kids as well. that's true. for a i small portion that is major concern and anxiety, sleep and eating disorders in particular had an impact post covid but if we think about the majority of young people they will be feeling very anxious around about now but my response to thatis around about now but my response to that is that exam nerves are a normal reaction to an extraordinary event and i would go further than that and say a small burst of stress like exam nerves is extra energy, it's a way of your body recruiting more resources to meet the challenge in front of you. if you can keep hold of the idea that a little burst of stress as extra energy, your body

responds in a more positive way. that is distinct from those feelings of being overwhelmed or chronic stress which are a different conversation and would be dealt with differently. haifa conversation and would be dealt with differentl . ., ., , ., differently. how do parents have these conversations _ differently. how do parents have these conversations in _ differently. how do parents have these conversations in a - differently. how do parents have these conversations in a really i these conversations in a really positive and productive way? there are two things _ positive and productive way? there are two things parents _ positive and productive way? there are two things parents and - positive and productive way? tue- are two things parents and teachers can do and we heard about that in the report as well. the way that we consider stress is changed by our relationship. one of my favourite pieces of data is if you stand at the bottom of a hill and try and estimate the slope you will predict it is less steep if you have a sum that you trust alongside you. that is a brilliant metaphor for what we can do —— if you have someone that you trust alongside you. be around practically a mixture they are well fed and sleep well and be around them emotionally in the second thing is allow them to get a sense of

perspective, particularly for those over conscientious young people that might feel overwhelmed, and is always a way back, you can retake exams and rethink your goal and at home one of the most important things to do for the kids who are particularly prone to feeling overwhelmed is a voice the idea of there being options and post—exam results and simply by having that conversation you are likely to allow a young person to feel more supported and likely they will feel calmer and more able to engage in the exams they are doing right now. you are so reassuring, it is so nice to talk to you. thank you very much indeed. doctorjane gilmore. i think we will check in with you frequently throughout this exam period, would be a good thing. rain and showers today and also some sunshine, wettest and coolest in scotland with outbreaks of rain

continuing moving northwards across the north of england, went into the afternoon, an onshore breeze keeping eastern scotland quite cool at around 10—12 c. northern ireland, much of england and wales it is sun expeued much of england and wales it is sun expelled through the afternoon, maybe thundery showers that could cause disruption. not everybody will see them. quite a warm day across the eastern side of england. it becomes dry into tonight, just eastern scotland and north—east england into single figures. the story of the weather tomorrow is another area rain moving into western parts, does not look like much first thing but into the afternoon it is more widespread and also turning heavier. to the east, in contrast, even warrants sunny spells from eastern scotland and the central and eastern england, highest temperatures of the year so far and there could be some thunderstorms here to end the day.

the libel court battle between footballers' wives coleen rooney and rebekah vardy resumes in the high court in london. mrs rooney, is being sued for libel by mrs vardy after she alleged that the wife of leicester city playerjamie vardy was leaking stories from her instagram account to the british newspaper, the sun. rebekah vardy has denied the claims. joining me now is antonia foster, partner at carter—ruck law firm specialising in reputation management and media law. thank you very much forjoining us. according to coleen rooney there were three attempts to keep this out of the court, but it has gone to the court and it is pretty explosive, isn't it? , ., , ., ., isn't it? yes. certainly one of the trial that has _ isn't it? yes. certainly one of the trial that has captured _ isn't it? yes. certainly one of the trial that has captured the i isn't it? yes. certainly one of the trial that has captured the public| trial that has captured the public imagination. very high profile that these two women have anyway. haifa these two women have anyway. how much will it — these two women have anyway. how much will it be _ these two women have anyway. how much will it be costing each of them for the privilege of going through

this? ., ., , .., , , this? litigation in this country is unfortunately — this? litigation in this country is unfortunately very _ this? litigation in this country is unfortunately very expensive. i unfortunately very expensive. rumours of about £1 million of costs on either side. that wouldn't be an unrealistic amount.— unrealistic amount. what does a potentially _ unrealistic amount. what does a potentially one _ unrealistic amount. what does a potentially one of _ unrealistic amount. what does a potentially one of them - unrealistic amount. what does a potentially one of them stand i unrealistic amount. what does a potentially one of them stand to j potentially one of them stand to gain? obviously it is reputational but part of the reputational aspect as damages, what might damages be in the end? ii as damages, what might damages be in the end? , ., , , ., the end? if rebekah vardy wins, and she coleen rooney _ the end? if rebekah vardy wins, and she coleen rooney is _ the end? if rebekah vardy wins, and she coleen rooney is unable - the end? if rebekah vardy wins, and she coleen rooney is unable to i she coleen rooney is unable to establish the truth of the allegation that she published, then rebekah vardy will be awarded damages. the rough figure is somewhere around £250,000. for more serious allegations like terrorism or serious sexual offences... this

is a serious allegation of a breach of trust and confidence but it is also not of that amount of seriousness. so a suspect in her case, it is not about the damages, it is about trying to indicate what she sees as a grave slur on her reputation. she sees as a grave slur on her reputation-— reputation. what does it mean financially _ reputation. what does it mean financially for _ reputation. what does it mean financially for each _ reputation. what does it mean financially for each if _ reputation. what does it mean financially for each if she i reputation. what does it mean . financially for each if she loses? she will be ordered to pay a substantial part of coleen rooney's legal costs. she is also likely to have thatjudgment of the high court against her which would make it seem very likely that she could indeed have published the allegation so would be that man expensive and damaging exercise if this is where she ends up. damaging exercise if this is where she ends up— damaging exercise if this is where she ends u -. ., ,., ., , ., she ends up. could it potentially go be ond she ends up. could it potentially go beyond this. _ she ends up. could it potentially go beyond this. if— she ends up. could it potentially go beyond this, if either _ she ends up. could it potentially go beyond this, if either side - she ends up. could it potentially go beyond this, if either side is - she ends up. could it potentially go beyond this, if either side is not i beyond this, if either side is not happy with the outcome? yes. the

losin: side happy with the outcome? yes. the losing side could _ happy with the outcome? yes. the losing side could decide _ happy with the outcome? yes. the losing side could decide they i happy with the outcome? yes. the losing side could decide they want| losing side could decide they want to take this to the court of appeal, seek permission to do so. one can imagine that might be a conversation that she had. but in terms of public attention i suspect, the ongoing cost that will be associated with it... why try there is nojury because it is a civil case. how long might thejudge take because it is a civil case. how long might the judge take to deliver the verdict? thejudge will might the judge take to deliver the verdict? the judge will probably want to deal with this relatively quickly. it is not a case of it is particularly more heavy, it will come on the facts and evidence, so the trial as i understand is due to end soon, i imagine thejudge will be quite keen to get the job done end soon, i imagine thejudge will be quite keen to get thejob done in the coming weeks. be quite keen to get the 'ob done in the coming weeks.i the coming weeks. thank you for talkin: to the coming weeks. thank you for talking to us- _ the charity alzheimer's research uk says dementia is now the leading cause of death for women

in the uk since 2011. to mark dementia action week, the charity has spoken to more than a thousand dementia sufferers and their carers, and has published an online checklist to identify the signs of dementia. earlier i spoke to samatha benham—hermetz, who told me about the significance of reeiving a diagnosis for alzheimer's or dementia. —— receiving. it is shocking to hear that two out of three people affected by dementia are women. we don't really know the reason for that, but it is thought through research that hormonal changes might be in play. there is also some research that indicates that women are less likely to participate in physical activity, so for example, women tend to leave the sport at a younger age, but also there is a significant impact of loneliness and social isolation amongst women. but the truth is, we just don't know why women are more effective and we need more research to find new treatments for dementia

and also to understand better how we can prevent dementia for future generations. can prevent dementia for future generations-— can prevent dementia for future venerations. �* :: , ., ., generations. and 4096 of dementia cases can be _ generations. and 4096 of dementia cases can be prevented, _ generations. and 4096 of dementia cases can be prevented, is - generations. and 4096 of dementia cases can be prevented, is that i cases can be prevented, is that right? cases can be prevented, is that riuht? . �* . cases can be prevented, is that riuht? . �*, ., right? that's right. there was a research paper _ right? that's right. there was a research paper published i right? that's right. there was a research paper published in i right? that's right. there was a| research paper published in the lancet that found that there are 12 risk factors, these are things that are simple things that people can do on an everyday basis, that is keeping active, eating healthy, staying connected ostensibly launched a campaign called think brain health which is focused on showing people the steps they can take to reduce their risk of developing dementia. we also know that government is about to launch a women's health strategy and as a dementia strategy and we want those two strategies to be joined up. dementia strategy and we want those two strategies to bejoined up. we also want to see the government deliver on its promise to double the dementia research budget is to be know that research would be vital, both in finding new treatments, but also speeding up progress in clinical trials. we must find out

why women are more affected by dementia do we know dementia is devastating to everyone it affects, but it is so important that we understand ways that we can better treat and prevent dementia. fin understand ways that we can better treat and prevent dementia. on those thin . s treat and prevent dementia. on those thins ou treat and prevent dementia. on those things you were _ treat and prevent dementia. on those things you were describing _ treat and prevent dementia. on those things you were describing derek, i things you were describing derek, but can improve your chances of not getting dementia, they are all things that were massive challenges through lockdown. are you concerned about the longer term, the medium and longer term impact of lockdown on older people, on all of us? lockdown has had a huge effect on all of us. some people found it particularly difficult to keep active, very difficult to stay connected at times particularly older generations who may not have been so digitally included. so it is really vital that the government takes action to ensure that people understand the risk factors for dementia and can make these small changes, because we know that the changes, because we know that the changes that happen in the brain

start 15 to 20 years before the symptoms are detected. so we know the people making changes in middle life can have a huge impact, because those little changes build up over time and they have a protective effect that allows us to live longer, healthier lives. easyjet is to offer new and existing cabin crew a £1,000 bonus at the end of the summer holiday season — as airlines battle to retain and recruit staff. the airline said the payments would acknowledge crews' contributions to what it expects to be a busy summer — with travel at near pre—covid levels. earlier i spoke to our transport correspondent katy austin, and began by asking her about the measure airlines are putting in place to accomodate demand. easyj et says easyjet says this £1000 bonus to both new and existing cabin crew is to recognise the efforts of this summer, they said it expects it to be back towards pre—covid levels for the first time since the pandemic started. they are not the only airline to have done something like

this. british airways has said it is offering new crew members £1000 bonusif offering new crew members £1000 bonus if they start before july. the context of this is that airlines and indeed airports are racing to get enough staff onto their books so that they can operate the busy summer programmes that they want to. we know that already, there have been some problems, some struggles, easyjet and british airways have had to make cancellations, hundreds of cancellations over the past months with covid sickness is making the problem worse. this does reflect on an industry problem that lots of jobs were lost, as i say, businesses have been trying to recruit quickly to get enough staff back to cope with the resurgence of demand. some other measures that we have seen include easyjet saying they are going to remove some seats in some planes so that they can operate those planes with fewer cabin crew.

you mention obviously that it has been a very difficult time for the aviation industry. ryanair has reported losses, tell us what they are? it reported losses, tell us what they are? . . reported losses, tell us what they are? . , ., , reported losses, tell us what they are? it has. those losses were narrower _ are? it has. those losses were narrower than _ are? it has. those losses were narrower than the _ are? it has. those losses were narrower than the previous i are? it has. those losses were | narrower than the previous year are? it has. those losses were i narrower than the previous year but the airline says it hopes to return to some sort of profitability next year. but it is saying that at the moment, ryanair is seeing strong bookings, more passengers basically, but that is being driven by lower fares. it is a lower cost airline of course and those low fares are encouraging people to book, so that does translate into people travelling. but there are some uncertainties, we know the price of jet fuel has been very high, ryanair says ukraine conflict as had some impact, and that any future issue with covid could hit that recovery of course as well and it does say that over the summer, we expect the fares to be bit higher again. so not

quite 10% but something below that, it says, fares will rise because there is this very high demand and still less capacity overall and that was before covid. north korea's leader kimjong—un has mobilised the military to help stabilise the supply of medicines as the country battles a wave of coronavirus that's infected over a million people in a matter of days. our correspondent jean mackenzie has the latest. this is a country last week that still claimed it had not had a single case of coronavirus, now it is reporting new delhi infections of hundreds of thousands, and more than a million it says have been infected so far. i want to point out that these are not confirmed covid infections, they are what north korea is calling people that are presented with a fever but presumably because the country doesn't have the capacity to test people, that's why we are not getting them is confirmed covid cases but i think we can safely

suspected covid cases. experts dispute whether north korea has had covid for much longer than it has let on foot of the idea that hasn't had a single case is one that is hard to believe. but certainly in the last week, the pandemic has got to a scale of which they feel they can no longer hide, that they need some sort of help and they need to let the rest of the world now, but it does seem to be spreading incredibly quickly throughout the whole country. remember, this is a country where nobody is vaccinated, where if this is the first outbreak, nobody has built up an immunity, and a country which has an incredibly poor health care system. so a troubling situation. if poor health care system. so a troubling situation.— troubling situation. if this is effectively _ troubling situation. if this is effectively now _ troubling situation. if this is effectively now an - troubling situation. if this is effectively now an appeal. troubling situation. if this is| effectively now an appeal for support for medicines, vaccines, is any of that forthcoming?— support for medicines, vaccines, is any of that forthcoming? there are len of any of that forthcoming? there are plenty of offers _ any of that forthcoming? there are plenty of offers to _ any of that forthcoming? there are plenty of offers to help _ any of that forthcoming? there are plenty of offers to help north i plenty of offers to help north korea, but north korea so far has not been receptive to any of those offers. south korea over the last few days has offered to send vaccines, it has a huge number of

vaccines, it has a huge number of vaccines to spare, most of its population are double or triple vaccinated. it is often so offered to send doctors and medical aid but so far north korea hasn't responded. also the north has turned down offers of vaccines in the past, both from the chinese and from the covax, the un sponsored system. saying it didn't need vaccines. so it's a strange situation where the north is still so far refusing help, not asking for any help explicitly, yet they are broadcasting to the world now that they have, they are struggling with this pandemic. so this suggestion is that they are getting ready to ask for help but when that request will come, we don't know. who they will accept it from, we don't know. north korea doesn't like to accept help because if it was to accept —— my accept vaccines and aid it has to let people into the country so that means they can see and observe what's happening, and this is a very closed society, very secret state, doesn't want to let people in.

now, it's not often you see tom cruise and alan titchmarsh sharing a stage together, but this is no ordinary stage. they were amongst a star—studded cast at windsor castle hosting the royal windsor horse show to mark the beginning of queen elizabeth's platinum jubilee celebrations. helena wilkinson was there. arriving to a delighted audience, the queen looked well. she and the audience were witness to a spectacular show — taken through more than five centuries of history. at its heart, the queen's beloved animal — horses. more than 500 took part, accompanied by 1,000 performers. singing there were spectacular stunts... ..a hollywood star, and music, too. # while thou shalt flourish, shalt flourish great and free... over the years, definitely,

my admiration for her has grown, and so i think that makes you even more nervous. anybody that sort of says they're blase about singing for the queen, i just don't believe! and i'm sure that everybody backstage is feeling the need to really put on their best performance, because that's what she deserves. as well as the pomp and pageantry, there was humour. on behalf of everyone here, we'd like to very humbly thank you for choosing us over the state opening of parliament. laughter applause i speak on behalf of the whole cast, that we know this is notjust a once—in—a—generational event — this is never going to happen again. i don't think in a thousand years we will have another monarch, you know, who lives 70 years, so we're aware of the occasion. and the fact that we also know that she loves horses — whatever happens, she is going to love every single moment of this show. towards the end of the performance, a poignant moment. lady louise windsor in the duke of edinburgh's carriage.

the queen's horses and ponies were also brought out. lady louise's riding pony. i therefore speak on behalf of a grateful nation and commonwealth when i give you our sincere and most loving thanks. applause fire! it was an evening of celebration, and one that appeared to bring greatjoy to the queen. helena wilkinson, bbc news. if you've just finished the milk and you're about to throw the plastic bottle in the recycling — hang on a moment, because you might need to make a note of it first. that's because today is the first day of the big plastic count — the uk's biggest ever investigation into how much household plastic waste we throw away.

here's our climate and environment correspondentjonah fisher. every year, each of us, on average, produces about 400 kilos of household waste. 44% of it is then recycled. this is one of the biggest recycling plants in britain — in southwark, in south london. this facility deals with the recycling for about two million people every year. that's 150,000 tonnes. the number—one rule is if you're not sure, don't put it in your recyclable bin. with the ball, that baseball ball, that needs to be removed. when we collect the waste in the streets, we ask the general public to put plastics, glass, metals and paper in the same bin. so the role of this facility is to separate this material. the top few things that we are seeing coming to our facilities and which should not would be the things like textiles — clothes.

we see shoes, jumpers, etc. it can be recycled, but not on the kerb—side collection. it needs to be at a household waste recycling centre. we see a lot of, like, coffee cups. it can be recycled — again, if it's brought back to the the shop or the store where you bought your coffee. check on your local council's website where all the guidance are provided and usually you get the contact details if you're unsure. so this feels like the end of the process here in this plant. absolutely. so at the very end. so you can see the different fractions. we've got all the plastics together — it will go to another plant to be sorted and recycled. we've got the cardboard and the paper, which will go directly to a paper mill to be recycled into new piece of cardboard and paper. and, finally, we've got the metals. of those, plastic is the hardest to recycle. but there are some success stories. each different type of plastic needs a different processing plant.

this one in east london, it processes milk bottles. you can see all these bales here. these are all milk bottles that we use at home and have been sorted and brought here. now, this plant is a big one. it processes about 400 million milk bottles every year. it works 24 hours a day, round the clock. that's about 10% of the milk bottles that we use in the uk. the bottles are chopped up with their tops on and then a machine sorts the plastic by colour. so this is the end product. these are white plastic pellets — very much like lentils, in fact. now, tim, this is what's come out at the end here. what happens to these now? so what we're going to do with this is make new milk bottles. and these milk bottles can come back here and create a circular loop

to recycle them again and again. just over half our recycling is processed here. the rest is sent abroad. some great news on the northern ireland protocol. borisjohnson is visiting belfast to encourage the restoration of northern ireland's government. tomorrow the foreign secretary liz truss will be making a statement in the house of commons, announcing plans for legislation to make changes to the northern ireland protocol. the government source has stressed that the eu will continue and no draft legislation is expected to be published at ministers will formally agree to the foreign secretary's statement tomorrow morning. so that's what will be happening tomorrow. today of course borisjohnson in belfast. more on that later. the eurovision song contest

was memorable for many reasons — including the rare feat of a uk entry making the top half of the leaderboard. 183 points. however, the night — and the victory — belonged to ukraine and kalush orchestra, thanks to a massive outpouring of popular support throughout europe. the group had been predicted to take the title as support rose following russia's invasion. the man going wild in this clip is ukrainian eurovision commentator timur miroshnychenko, who had to cover the contest from a bunker in kyiv. speaking earlier to the bbc, he said he hopes the country will be able to host the competition next year. i've been in europe for 17 years. i was the host in 2017, and of course it is my dream now to host this wonderful event next year somewhere in ukraine. somewhere. you know, i havejust chatted with the minister of culture of ukraine an hour before,

and he said that we will do our best to welcome all the guests next year into a peaceful country. we still have some time before the final decision where to host eurovision next year, may be till the end of summer or early september, and of course we believe that our armed forces will defend all our country and all our territories and we will have the chance to say that we guarantee that here you will be safe. for more on the eurovision final, earlier i spoke with tv critic and broadcaster, scott bryan. watching on sunday, when we announced how many votes they received — announced how many votes they received from the television buzz, many— received from the television buzz, many people were getting it calculators because there is an extraordinarily high figure. it was worked _ extraordinarily high figure. it was worked out by some eurovision geeks, the most, _ worked out by some eurovision geeks, the most, they found essentially they had —

the most, they found essentially they had received 12 points from every _ they had received 12 points from every single european competing nation, _ every single european competing nation, bar one ortwo. so every single european competing nation, bar one or two. sol every single european competing nation, bar one or two. so i think it showed — nation, bar one or two. so i think it showed how much solidarity there was with _ it showed how much solidarity there was with them but also the performance was incredibly captivating. i don't think this was 'ust captivating. i don't think this was just because of what's happening beyond _ just because of what's happening beyond the contest, i think they really— beyond the contest, i think they really had — beyond the contest, i think they really had a really powerful and emotional contest. of course, every yearwith— emotional contest. of course, every year with eurovision, the following year with eurovision, the following year it— year with eurovision, the following year it then heads to that particular nation. of course, the issue _ particular nation. of course, the issue is, — particular nation. of course, the issue is, i— particular nation. of course, the issue is, ithink particular nation. of course, the issue is, i think down to whether it can be _ issue is, i think down to whether it can be held — issue is, i think down to whether it can be held in ukraine next year, that's— can be held in ukraine next year, that's down— can be held in ukraine next year, that's down tojust can be held in ukraine next year, that's down to just the logistics and security of it. the closer you .et and security of it. the closer you get to _ and security of it. the closer you get to eurovision, the bigger it actually— get to eurovision, the bigger it actually is. they completely close off entire — actually is. they completely close off entire parts of the city. when you watch — off entire parts of the city. when you watch eurovision on saturday from _ you watch eurovision on saturday from turin — you watch eurovision on saturday from turin you will have seen it from _ from turin you will have seen it from a — from turin you will have seen it from a stadium, thousands upon thousands— from a stadium, thousands upon thousands of people, but not only that, _ thousands of people, but not only that, performance, the delegation and i_ that, performance, the delegation and i think— that, performance, the delegation and i think it is also the commentators, you have to find it in a way— commentators, you have to find it in a way which — commentators, you have to find it in a way which ensures the safety and security— a way which ensures the safety and security of— a way which ensures the safety and security of absolutely everybody involved. — security of absolutely everybody involved, but as you have seen,

president — involved, but as you have seen, president zelensky has been talking about— president zelensky has been talking about how symbolic it would be and how powerful it would be but also 'ust how powerful it would be but also just for— how powerful it would be but also just for the people of ukraine how emotional— just for the people of ukraine how emotional it would be to have it in kyiv next — emotional it would be to have it in kyiv next summer.— emotional it would be to have it in kyiv next summer. let's talk about britain. normally _ kyiv next summer. let's talk about britain. normally were _ kyiv next summer. let's talk about britain. normally were talking i kyiv next summer. let's talk about. britain. normally were talking about how we have — britain. normally were talking about how we have done _ britain. normally were talking about how we have done so _ britain. normally were talking about how we have done so badly. - britain. normally were talking about how we have done so badly. this i britain. normally were talking about how we have done so badly. this is. how we have done so badly. this is the thing! — how we have done so badly. this is the thing! but i think what has been so great _ the thing! but i think what has been so great about this year is not only 'ust so great about this year is not only just because of the phenomenal performance by sam, but also down to the fact _ performance by sam, but also down to the fact that _ performance by sam, but also down to the fact that it seems to be that the fact that it seems to be that the bbc— the fact that it seems to be that the bbc and the people who decided to do this _ the bbc and the people who decided to do this have really listened to the feedback.— the feedback. let's have a quick listen. singing usn, the effort there has been to make sure it was... for

usn, the effort there has been to make sure it was. . .— usn, the effort there has been to make sure it was... for years there was that this _ make sure it was... for years there was that this mentality _ make sure it was... for years there was that this mentality that - make sure it was... for years there was that this mentality that we i make sure it was... for years there | was that this mentality that we have to send _ was that this mentality that we have to send a _ was that this mentality that we have to send a sort of eurovision pop song _ to send a sort of eurovision pop song to— to send a sort of eurovision pop song to it — to send a sort of eurovision pop song to it and i think there was also _ song to it and i think there was also a — song to it and i think there was also a sense that it really didn't matter— also a sense that it really didn't matter so — also a sense that it really didn't matter so much about the performance because _ matter so much about the performance because so _ matter so much about the performance because so many people were saying, there is— because so many people were saying, there is so— because so many people were saying, there is so badly was down to brexit. — there is so badly was down to brexit, down to what people think of us as— brexit, down to what people think of us as a _ brexit, down to what people think of us as a nation and actually, loads of eurovision fans have been saying for years— of eurovision fans have been saying for years it — of eurovision fans have been saying for years it isjust because you haverr't— for years it isjust because you haven't sent somebody good enough. the risk— haven't sent somebody good enough. the risk of— haven't sent somebody good enough. the risk of fat performance wasn't strong _ the risk of fat performance wasn't strong enough. there were things we coutdh't_ strong enough. there were things we couldn't control, like the order that— couldn't control, like the order that we — couldn't control, like the order that we were placed in, but we are at the _ that we were placed in, but we are at the point — that we were placed in, but we are at the point that tends to have the highest _ at the point that tends to have the highest viewership so that helped propel— highest viewership so that helped propel us but also sam came along with the _ propel us but also sam came along with the song that i think it would have _ with the song that i think it would have ireen— with the song that i think it would have been having airplay if it wasn't — have been having airplay if it wasn't even in eurovision. someone told me _ wasn't even in eurovision. someone told me yesterday it was played on capital _ told me yesterday it was played on capital radio, they don't normally play eurovision entries. so i think was the _ play eurovision entries. so i think was the fact that they managed to have a _ was the fact that they managed to have a song that really shone through— have a song that really shone through and stood out. also there

are so— through and stood out. also there are so many ballads on saturday night, _ are so many ballads on saturday night, so — are so many ballads on saturday night, so something distinctive came through _ night, so something distinctive came through. butjust to night, so something distinctive came through. but just to go from zero points— through. but just to go from zero points to — through. but just to go from zero points to something like 436, phenomenal. if you were watching the sky overnight, and you were free of clouds, then there's a chance you would have seen this. it's known as a super blood moon — and it happens when the earth gets between the sun and the moon to create a lunar eclipse. the earth's atmosphere then bends light from the sun — meaning only the red tones are visible on the lunar surface. the image was visible from europe and africa to north and south america — these pictures were filmed in spain. and this is how the lunar eclipse happened — though we have sped these pictures up by a huge amount. it's the first such super blood moon for two years — and because it came in may, it's also nicknamed the flower moon, due to the northern hemisphere spring. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller.

a taste of summer rather than spring in our weather this week. talking about warmth, humidity and also thunderstorms. across southern england last night there was plenty of thundery activity. storms came out of france, moved to southern england, plenty of lightning, weakening into this morning. ahead of that, a broad area of rain that continues to track north across scotland today. the same areas that had all the thunder and lightning and downpours last night are seeing some sunshine so far today. keep your umbrella close by. the story of the weather this week is low—pressure to the west, rounded the flow of air containing warmth and humidity but from low pressure weather fronts bringing and humidity but from low pressure weatherfronts bringing rain at times and thunderstorms. today the rain is in scotland, although the sunshine in shetland. a cool easterly wind as well. for northern ireland, wales and england, the afternoon has sunny spells but heavy and thundery downpours, it could be and thundery downpours, it could be a lot of rain in a short space of time. not everybody will catch them.

much of wales and southern england, it will be turning drier and more sunny niu this evening. warmer in eastern parts of england come up to around 23. cool in the rain and the onshore wind and easter in scotland. the rainbow push across the northern isles tonight as showers and thunderstorms elsewhere fade away. largely dry for the second half of the right, some mist and fog patches. just eastern scotland and north—east england that dip into single figures. a lot of fine weather to begin tomorrow. the story tomorrow is about the rain as it earns more widespread and heavy across western parts especially in the afternoon. and a very warm and sunny spell ahead of that across eastern parts, warmer in eastern scotland, but towards the south—east of england the highest temperature of england the highest temperature of the year so far, around 26. some heavy and thundery downpours across southern and eastern parts going into tuesday evening and overnight. all of that clear through by wednesday morning and we're left with a few showers around to move to scotland especially in the morning. another area of rain will take its

time to head towards northern ireland later in the day. ahead of that, warm and sunny spells, showers and thunderstorms breaking out again late in the day through parts of england and wales. temperatures may be a notch down on wednesday. they trail off a bit more as we go towards the end of the week and after a largely fine thursday, showers and rain again on friday.

borisjohnson is due to visit belfast as part of efforts to restore northern ireland's power—sharing government. the prime minister, who left downing st earlier, has a two—fold challenge — with the democratic unionists refusing to share power unless a brexit deal with the eu is changed. lam i am live at hillsborough castle near belfast where boris johnson i am live at hillsborough castle near belfast where borisjohnson is expected to arrive shortly foot talks with the five biggest parties in the devolved assembly. and the other main stories on the programme this lunchtime: ukraine says its troops have reached the russian border near kharkiv in the north east, after driving russian forces away from the city. mcdonald's announces it will stop doing business in russia permanently — leaving the country after more than 30 years — because of the war in ukraine.